Western Australia sea cucumber

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
  Public Comment Draft Report	13 Dec 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement = Open consultation	13 Dec 2024	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	01 Aug 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	01 Aug 2024	1 files
  Vessel List	01 Aug 2024	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	10 Jul 2024	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	07 Jun 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Vessel List	PDF (321.23 Kb)	01 Aug 2024
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (175.01 Kb)	01 Aug 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance audit	PDF (93.19 Kb)	08 May 2024
  Vessel List	PDF (320.32 Kb)	04 Jul 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (112.14 Kb)	09 Dec 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (131.56 Kb)	26 Aug 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1926	Deep-water redfish (Actinopyga echinites)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1924	Sand fish (Holothuria scabra)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	13 Dec 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	13 Dec 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	10 Jul 2024	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	07 Jun 2024	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	07 Jun 2024	1 files
  Scope declaration template	07 Jun 2024	1 files

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• Streamlining Pilot Assessment (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1926	Deep-water redfish (Actinopyga echinites)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1925	Sand fish (Holothuria scabra)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Certification decision

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Certification Report Announcement	09 Dec 2019	1 files
  Public Certification Report	09 Dec 2019	1 files

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  Final determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Report and Determination	08 Oct 2019	1 files
  Final Report and Determination Announcement	08 Oct 2019	1 files

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  Reporting and reviews

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Second Draft Report	23 May 2019	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement	23 May 2019	1 files

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  Entry into assessment

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement	28 Sep 2018	1 files
  Certifier Desk Review	01 Oct 2018	1 files
  Peer Review Announcement	28 Mar 2019	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	12 Mar 2019	1 files
  Entry into assessment	12 Mar 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1926	Deep-water redfish (Actinopyga echinites)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1924	Sand fish (Holothuria scabra)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	07 Jun 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	01 Aug 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1926	Deep-water redfish (Actinopyga echinites)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1925	Sand fish (Holothuria scabra)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1924	Sand fish (Holothuria scabra)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Apr 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Jul 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Notice of Intent to suspend	PDF (121.18 Kb)	04 Jul 2023

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• Scope Extension (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1924	Sand fish (Holothuria scabra)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	12 Dec 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	12 Dec 2022	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	18 Nov 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	18 Nov 2022	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	17 Oct 2022	1 files
  Public comment draft report	17 Oct 2022	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	22 Jun 2022	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	29 Apr 2022	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	29 Apr 2022	1 files

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  Scope extension announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope extension announcement	29 Apr 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1926	Deep-water redfish (Actinopyga echinites)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1925	Sand fish (Holothuria scabra)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Apr 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	27 Jul 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1926	Deep-water redfish (Actinopyga echinites)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1925	Sand fish (Holothuria scabra)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	30 Mar 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Jul 2021	1 files

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