Assessment downloads
Surveillance audits: First certification period 2011 - 2016
Surveillance 2: Commenced May 2013
Stakeholder Notification: Surveillance visit scheduled - 30 May 2013
Variation Response: Extended time period to conduct Annual Surveillance Audit - 16 May 2013
Variation Request: Extended time period to conduct Annual Surveillance Audit - 16 May 2013
Surveillance 1: Completed July 2012
Surveillance Report - 5 July 2012
Stakeholder Notification: Surveillance visit scheduled - 20 March 2012
Certificates: Compliance with the MSC Principles and Criteria for Sustainable fishing
Certificate of compliance MML-F-103 - Valid 17th May 2011 to 16th May 2016
Stage 7: Independent objections process/public certification report and certificate issue
Public certification report - 17th May 2011
Stakeholder Notification: Issuance of public certification report - 17th May 2011
Stage 6: Final report and determination
Final report and determination - 14th April 2011
Stakeholder Notification: Announcement of final report and determination - 14th April 2011
Stage 5: Public review of the draft assessment report
Public comment draft report - 1st March 2011
Stakeholder Notification: Public comment draft report released - 1st March 2011
Stage 4: Client and peer review
Revised assessment timeline - 23rd November 2010
Stakeholder Notification: Peer reviewers proposed - 30th September 2010
Stage 3: Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Stakeholder Notification: Multiple announcements: 4th November 2009
-Revised unit of certification,
-Change to assessment title,
-Use of FAM v2.,
-Use of Risk Based Framework and,
-Revised timescale.
Stakeholder Notification: Second site visit scheduled - 3rd November 2009
Stakeholder Notification: Site visits scheduled - 17th September 2008
Stage 2: Building the assessment tree
Stakeholder notification: Announcement of default assessment tree - 17th September 2008
Stage 1: Fishery announcement and assessment team formation
Confirmation of membership of assessment team - 17th September 2008

