Certifier : 
Intertek Certification Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn

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
    Other 15 Jul 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Additional meeting scheduled - 15 Mar 2013 1 files
    Timeline: Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 13 Dec 2012 6 files
    Site visit announcement 21 Jun 2011 1 files
    Assessment tree announcement 21 May 2010 3 files
    Stakeholder announcement 20 Nov 2009 2 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2005)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0133 Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-0134 Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-0131 Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Hooks And Lines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-0132 Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Seine Nets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 21 Jun 2011 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Additional meeting scheduled - PDF (31.02 Kb) 15 Mar 2013

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 21 May 2010 3 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 20 Nov 2009 2 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other PDF (17.02 Kb) 15 Jul 2013

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 13 Dec 2012 6 files