Marine Stewardship Council
Certifier : 
SCS Global Services
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
21 Sep 2021
Certificate expires : 
21 Sep 2026

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 06 May 2026 1 files
    Public Comment Draft Report announcement = Open consultation 06 May 2026 1 files
    Timeline: Assessment timeline 28 Apr 2026 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Updated timeline 17 Apr 2026 1 files
    Proposed peer reviewers 07 Jan 2026 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Dec 2025 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 12 Sep 2025 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Other document: Corrective Action Plan PDF (194.65 Kb) 23 Aug 2024
    Other document: Corrective Action Plan - ANMT PDF (154.28 Kb) 23 Aug 2024
    Fishery Suspended PDF (313.94 Kb) 12 Jun 2024
  • Re-Assessment (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2313 Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Dredges - Hand dredges: Propeller and water jet dredge, with secondary harvest of broodstock and juvenile clams by towed net and/or hand working 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public Comment Draft Report 06 May 2026 1 files
    Public Comment Draft Report announcement 06 May 2026 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 07 Jan 2026 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 11 Sep 2025 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 12 Sep 2025 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 11 Sep 2025 1 files
    Scope declaration template 12 Sep 2025 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 28 Apr 2026 1 files

  • Initial assessment (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2313 Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Dredges - Hand dredges: Propeller and water jet dredge, with secondary harvest of broodstock and juvenile clams by towed net and/or hand working 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report announcement 21 Sep 2021 1 files
    Public certification report 21 Sep 2021 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 12 Aug 2021 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 12 Aug 2021 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 09 Jul 2021 1 files
    Public comment draft report 09 Jul 2021 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: 30-day period for new information 25 Mar 2021 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 14 Apr 2021 1 files

    Modification to the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Modified draft tree 06 Jan 2020 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 06 Jan 2020 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 13 Mar 2021 1 files
    Variation Response 25 Mar 2021 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Update to fishery assessment timeline 03 Feb 2020 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Use of the RBF 06 Jan 2020 1 files
    Fishery announcement template 09 Apr 2020 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 27 May 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2313 Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Dredges - Hand dredges: Propeller and water jet dredge, with secondary harvest of broodstock and juvenile clams by towed net and/or hand working 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Sep 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Dec 2025 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2313 Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Dredges - Hand dredges: Propeller and water jet dredge, with secondary harvest of broodstock and juvenile clams by towed net and/or hand working 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Mar 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 29 May 2025 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2313 Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Dredges - Hand dredges: Propeller and water jet dredge, with secondary harvest of broodstock and juvenile clams by towed net and/or hand working 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Mar 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 12 Jun 2024 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Fishery Suspended 27 Jun 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: ROI Announcement 09 Oct 2024 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2313 Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Dredges - Hand dredges: Propeller and water jet dredge, with secondary harvest of broodstock and juvenile clams by towed net and/or hand working 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Feb 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 May 2023 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document 16 Jan 2025 1 files