Zhejiang East China Sea Japanese anchovy

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.

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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	30 Apr 2026	1 files
  Public certification report	28 Apr 2026	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	28 Apr 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	31 Mar 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	31 Mar 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	27 Feb 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	27 Feb 2026	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (248.09 Kb)	30 Apr 2026

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3622	Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - two boats operated purse seines	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	28 Apr 2026	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	28 Apr 2026	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	31 Mar 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	31 Mar 2026	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	27 Feb 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	27 Feb 2026	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	29 Oct 2025	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	18 Jun 2025	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	18 Jun 2025	1 files
  Use of the RBF	13 Jun 2025	1 files
  Scope declaration template	23 Jun 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	17 Jul 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	22 Jul 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	18 Jun 2025	1 files

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