- Certifier :
- UCSL United Certification Systems Limited
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 08 Oct 2019
- Certificate expires :
- 26 Jun 2030
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.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Public certification report 27 Jun 2025 1 files Public certification report announcement 27 Jun 2025 1 files Vessel List 27 Jun 2025 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 09 Jun 2025 1 files Final Draft Report and determination 04 Jun 2025 1 files Public Comment Draft Report 17 Mar 2025 1 files Public Comment Draft Report announcement 17 Mar 2025 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Vessel List PDF (215.61 Kb) 27 Jun 2025 Vessel List PDF (90.25 Kb) 17 Mar 2025 Vessel List PDF (98.03 Kb) 20 Feb 2025 Vessel List PDF (241.88 Kb) 17 Feb 2025 Stakeholder Announcement: The fishery certificate expiry date extended PDF (105.18 Kb) 17 Feb 2025 Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate PDF (129.15 Kb) 26 Nov 2024 Vessel List PDF (535.62 Kb) 01 Feb 2023 Vessel List PDF (643.53 Kb) 19 Aug 2022 Vessel List PDF (642.79 Kb) 11 Aug 2022 Vessel List PDF (2889.36 Kb) 15 Apr 2022 Vessel List PDF (599.93 Kb) 26 Aug 2021 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (473.21 Kb) 26 Aug 2021 Vessel List PDF (597.49 Kb) 24 Aug 2021 Vessel List PDF (76.00 Kb) 14 Sep 2020 Vessel List PDF (74.17 Kb) 21 Aug 2020 Vessel List PDF (74.26 Kb) 18 Aug 2020 Vessel List PDF (67.26 Kb) 06 Jul 2020 Vessel List PDF (67.16 Kb) 29 May 2020 Vessel List PDF (46.80 Kb) 23 Jan 2020 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (248.38 Kb) 21 Aug 2019 -
Re-Assessment
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1808 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3208 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3209 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3126 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-1807 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3127 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 27 Jun 2025 1 files Public certification report announcement 27 Jun 2025 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public Comment Draft Report 17 Mar 2025 1 files Public Comment Draft Report announcement 17 Mar 2025 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Response PDF (114.15 Kb) 17 Feb 2025 Stakeholder Announcement: Change to assessment team PDF (76.33 Kb) 27 Jan 2025 Variation Request PDF (152.82 Kb) 30 Jan 2025
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 06 Nov 2024 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 24 Oct 2024 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (272.04 Kb) 08 Oct 2024 Variation Response PDF (119.39 Kb) 14 Oct 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: SH notification_ ACDR revision_WBS Pacific Cod and Halibut longline PDF (82.33 Kb) 24 Oct 2024
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final Draft Report and determination 04 Jun 2025 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 09 Jun 2025 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Scope declaration template 22 Aug 2024 1 files Fishery announcement template 22 Aug 2024 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1808 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3126 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-1807 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3127 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 22 Aug 2024 1 files Surveillance report 22 Nov 2024 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Vessel List PDF (96.33 Kb) 26 Sep 2024 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (1123.58 Kb) 30 Sep 2024
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Initial assessment
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1808 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-1807 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 08 Oct 2019 1 files Public certification report announcement 08 Oct 2019 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination announcement 12 Sep 2019 1 files Final report and determination 12 Sep 2019 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report announcement 01 Aug 2019 1 files Public comment draft report 01 Aug 2019 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 12 Feb 2019 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Additional stakeholder submission of new information PDF (881.18 Kb) 22 Jan 2019 Other document: Updated timeline PDF (254.99 Kb) 11 Mar 2019
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Use of the RBF 18 Apr 2018 1 files Fishery announcement template 19 Aug 2019 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement PDF (888.87 Kb) 23 Aug 2018 Other document: Updated timeline PDF (263.83 Kb) 10 Oct 2018
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 01 Aug 2019 1 files Assessment timeline 11 Mar 2019 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1808 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3126 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-1807 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3127 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 23 Oct 2023 1 files Surveillance report 22 Jan 2024 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1808 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-1807 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 25 Oct 2022 1 files Surveillance report 16 Jan 2023 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1808 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-1807 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 24 Oct 2022 1 files Surveillance report 08 Feb 2022 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Notice of intent to review new information PDF (66.54 Kb) 05 Oct 2021
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Scope Extension
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1807 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 10 Jan 2023 1 files Public certification report announcement 10 Jan 2023 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final draft report and determination 14 Dec 2022 1 files Final draft report and determination announcement 14 Dec 2022 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 10 Nov 2022 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 09 Nov 2022 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 09 Mar 2022 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Response PDF (176.13 Kb) 10 May 2022
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 25 Aug 2021 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Notice of intent to review new information PDF (119.34 Kb) 18 Feb 2022 Notice of intent to review new information PDF (17.49 Kb) 18 Feb 2022
Scope extension announcement
Documents Published on Files Scope extension announcement 24 Oct 2022 1 files Use of the RBF 10 Nov 2021 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 24 Oct 2022 1 files
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