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MSC requirement An element mandated by the MSC for CABs or for certified entities. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
MSC Seafood Sampling Procedure The procedure provided by the MSC to organisations and individuals taking seafood samples on their behalf for product authentication testing. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
MSC Standard A document established by consensus and approved by the Marine Stewardship Council, that provides for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results and is aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
MSCI Marine Stewardship Council International Ltd. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
MSCI Licencing Requirements MSCI Licencing Agreements, together with the Terms and Conditions, and all Rules for ecolabel use. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
MSE See: Management Strategy Evaluation. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
MSY See: Maximum Sustainable Yield. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Multi-site 2 or more sites that are individually audited against the CoC Standard: Default Version and that share a Chain of Custody certificate. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Name of fishery To be determined by the fishery client and the CAB. The name determined must be unique and unambiguous and in addition to specifying the species for which certification is sought, may also incorporate details of the client group for the assessment, geographical area of the fishery and the fishing gear used. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Native Living or growing naturally in a particular region: INDIGENOUS CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Non-conforming product Fish or fish products that are identified as certified or labelled with trademarks, but which cannot be proven to come from a certified source CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Non-conformity Failure of a CAB to conform to one or more MSC requirements, or failure of a certificate holder to conform to any requirement of an MSC standard. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Normative A prescriptive element; a requirement. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Notification Report In FCR v2.0, this is the report from the CAB formally notifying the MSC of a fishery client’s intent to undergo a full assessment. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Objections Procedure Procedure as described in the MSC Disputes Process. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Objective evidence Verifiable information or records pertaining to the quality of an item or service or to the existence and implementation of a quality system element, which is based on visual observation, measurement or test. Can include independent witnesses, peer-reviewed scientific research, or otherwise verifiable and credible information. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Observer A third-party specialist deployed, as part of a monitoring program, usually by a government or contractor. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Operating model A dynamic simulation of the evolution of stock biomass in response to changes in fishing mortality and other parameters. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Operations site For CoC CFO clients: a discrete physical location that is involved in processing, storage, distribution, packing or repacking of certified product. A CFO CoC client may have both operations and consumer-facing sites included in their CoC certification. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Other eligible fishers Other fishers that have been included in the assessment and are part of the Unit of Assessment; but are not currently part of the Unit of Certification and are potentially eligible to join the Unit of Certification under a certificate sharing arrangement. This group will be defined by the CAB and would normally comprise fishers targeting the same stock using the same gear and operating under the same management regime as the fishers included in the Unit of Certification. It might also include other situations, for example the catches of a stock defined in the Unit of Assessment that are taken as incidental catch in another certified fishery. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj

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