Southern New England winter and little skate

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
  Surveillance audit announcement = Open consultation	25 Apr 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 May 2023	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Feb 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	26 Jul 2022	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	22 Apr 2022	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2346	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2355	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2347	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2344	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2354	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2345	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	19 Feb 2021	1 files
  Public certification report	19 Feb 2021	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (200.97 Kb)	22 Feb 2021

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	28 Jan 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	27 Jan 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	17 Dec 2020	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	17 Dec 2020	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	29 Sep 2020	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	04 Jun 2020	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	04 Jun 2020	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	04 Jun 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2346	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2347	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2344	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2345	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	25 Apr 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2346	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2355	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2347	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2344	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2354	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2345	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Feb 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 May 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2346	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2347	Little skate (Raja erinacea)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2344	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-2345	Winter skate (Raja ocellata)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	22 Apr 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	26 Jul 2022	1 files

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