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Assessments

The MSC Fisheries Standard is used to assess if a fishery is well-managed and sustainable. More about how the standard is used, what is assessed and the process.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report = Open consultation	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Scope declaration template	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement = Open consultation	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Timeline: Timeline	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Vessel List	24 Mar 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Vessel List	PDF (157.65 Kb)	24 Mar 2025
  Vessel List	PDF (49.51 Kb)	22 Jan 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (49.51 Kb)	22 Jan 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (70.53 Kb)	25 Nov 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (44.42 Kb)	03 Sep 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (50.00 Kb)	13 Feb 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (49.93 Kb)	07 Feb 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (55.80 Kb)	29 Jan 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (55.80 Kb)	29 Jan 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (55.64 Kb)	30 Oct 2018
  Vessel List	PDF (54.79 Kb)	17 Feb 2017

• Re-Assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	17 Oct 2025	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	17 Oct 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Timeline	17 Oct 2025	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	26 Aug 2021	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	25 Aug 2021	2 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (132.55 Kb)	11 Jan 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (140.62 Kb)	18 Jan 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (141.67 Kb)	28 Jan 2022

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	19 Jul 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	19 Jul 2021	2 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	15 Jun 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	15 Jun 2021	2 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	24 Mar 2021	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (138.87 Kb)	16 Apr 2021

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	05 Nov 2020	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	14 Dec 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Certificate sharing	PDF (512.93 Kb)	05 Nov 2020

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	05 Nov 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (72.38 Kb)	14 Dec 2020
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (128.28 Kb)	12 Jan 2021
  Vessel List	PDF (73.76 Kb)	21 Jan 2021

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	03 Nov 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Oct 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Oct 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Jan 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (158.01 Kb)	19 Dec 2024

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Oct 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Jan 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (142.28 Kb)	15 Nov 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (150.19 Kb)	21 Dec 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (204.10 Kb)	08 Jan 2024
  Other document: Scope declaration template	PDF (173.84 Kb)	08 Jan 2024

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	05 Oct 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	11 Jan 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (119.28 Kb)	07 Nov 2022
  Other document: VR - surveillance remote attendance	PDF (121.69 Kb)	09 Nov 2022
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (113.83 Kb)	09 Nov 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (141.40 Kb)	29 Nov 2022

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• Initial assessment (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	10 Feb 2016	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	10 Feb 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Other document: Certificate Sharing	PDF (102.10 Kb)	01 Mar 2016
  Other document: Certificate sharing	PDF (113.62 Kb)	01 Mar 2016

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	22 Dec 2015	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	22 Dec 2015	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	15 Sep 2015	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	15 Sep 2015	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	01 Sep 2015	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	01 Sep 2015	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	11 Dec 2014	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	28 Jul 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	07 May 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	25 Sep 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	30 May 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	02 Jul 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Jun 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	26 Sep 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1172	Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	10 Jan 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	10 Oct 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (63.26 Kb)	30 Aug 2017
  Variation Response	PDF (256.61 Kb)	05 Sep 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (61.91 Kb)	05 Oct 2017
  Variation Response	PDF (254.20 Kb)	06 Oct 2017

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