Certifier : 
MRAG Americas, Inc.
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
20 Oct 2015
Certificate expires : 
09 Dec 2025

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
    Surveillance report 17 May 2024 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 15 Feb 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit delayed 06 Dec 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Mar 2023 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 06 Jan 2023 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change of Client 20 May 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Oct 2021 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit delayed PDF (135.34 Kb) 06 Dec 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change of Client PDF (198.46 Kb) 20 May 2022
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (199.31 Kb) 13 Aug 2019
  • Re-Assessment (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1958 Blue endeavour prawn (Metapenaeus endeavouri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Quad rigged 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1138 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1137 Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 10 Dec 2020 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 10 Dec 2020 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 17 Nov 2020 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 17 Nov 2020 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 25 Aug 2020 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 25 Aug 2020 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 19 May 2020 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 17 Mar 2020 1 files
    Stakeholder input 04 May 2020 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Site visit postponed PDF (201.97 Kb) 22 Apr 2020

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 17 Mar 2020 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 17 Mar 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1958 Blue endeavour prawn (Metapenaeus endeavouri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Quad rigged 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1138 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1137 Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 15 Feb 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 May 2024 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1958 Blue endeavour prawn (Metapenaeus endeavouri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Quad rigged 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1138 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1137 Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 06 Jan 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Mar 2023 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1958 Blue endeavour prawn (Metapenaeus endeavouri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Quad rigged 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1138 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1137 Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Aug 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Oct 2021 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1138 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1137 Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 22 Oct 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 22 Oct 2015 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 08 Sep 2015 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 08 Sep 2015 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 16 Jun 2015 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 16 Jun 2015 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 25 Nov 2014 1 files
    Peer review confirmation 08 Dec 2014 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 08 Sep 2014 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Use of the RBF 17 Oct 2014 1 files
    Request to modify assessment tree 08 Sep 2014 1 files
    Assessment tree announcement 08 Sep 2014 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 17 Oct 2014 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 13 Aug 2014 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 13 Aug 2014 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 19 Aug 2014 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 01 Aug 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1958 Blue endeavour prawn (Metapenaeus endeavouri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Quad rigged 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1138 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1137 Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 17 Mar 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 22 Jul 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1138 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1137 Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 24 Jan 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 03 Apr 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1138 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1137 Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 09 Jan 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Apr 2018 1 files

  • Scope Extension (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1958 Blue endeavour prawn (Metapenaeus endeavouri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Quad rigged 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report and announcement 26 Feb 2019 1 files
    Public certification report 26 Feb 2019 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 29 Jan 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 29 Jan 2019 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 13 Dec 2018 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 13 Dec 2018 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 30 Oct 2018 1 files

    Expedited audit announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Notification statement 03 Jan 2018 1 files
    Expedited assessment announcement 09 Jan 2018 1 files
    Gap Analysis 09 Jan 2018 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Expedited audit announcement 18 Jun 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1138 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-1137 Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 09 Sep 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Jan 2017 1 files