Blackwater native oyster

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
  Stakeholder Announcement: Revised Timeline	23 Nov 2010	1 files
  Assessment tree announcement	15 Feb 2010	1 files
  Site visit announcement	15 Feb 2010	1 files
  Stakeholder announcement	10 Jul 2009	1 files

• Initial Assessment (started 2009)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0351	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0352	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	15 Feb 2010	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Revised Timeline	PDF (23.04 Kb)	23 Nov 2010

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	15 Feb 2010	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	10 Jul 2009	1 files

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