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| Term | Definition | Document | Last updated |
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| Responsible personnel | Individuals within an organisation that are that are responsible for making decisions or carrying out procedures related to the MSC Standards. For a certified organisation, this would typically include the MSC representative as well as any staff developing procedures related to MSC or handling or labelling certified products. For CoC clients, the MSC representative is termed “CoC contact person”. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Retained species | Species that are retained by the fishery (usually because they are commercially valuable or because they are required to be retained by management rules). Component 2.1 in MSC Fisheries Standard v1.3. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| RFMO | Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Risk Based Framework | A framework of assessment tools for scoring ‘outcome’ Performance Indicators in cases where insufficient information is available to score the UoA using the default Scoring Guideposts. See: Consequence Analysis, Consequence Spatial Analysis, Productivity Susceptibility Analysis and Scale Intensity Consequence Analysis. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Root Cause | The source or origin of non-conformity, as well as any contributing factors involved. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Scale Intensity Consequence Analysis | The Scale Intensity Consequence Analysis used as the ‘Level 1’ analysis in the RBF. This qualitative approach identifies the activities mostly likely to be associated with ‘worst case’ impacts on any species, habitat or ecosystem. A SICA is best conducted with the participation of a diverse group of stakeholders who are able to provide a range of knowledge about the fishery under assessment. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Scheme database | A collection of records on the fishery, farm and CoC certification program that is updated by CABs and held by the certification program/scheme. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Scheme or program document | Official documents setting out rules and procedures for accreditation/approval, certification, assessment and audit relevant to the MSC certification program. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Scope | Can mean scope of certification or scope of accreditation or both depending on context. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Scope of Certification | Specific activities and products for which certification is sought or has been granted. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Scope of MSC accreditation/approval | Specific tasks for which accreditation/approval is sought by a conformity assessment body or has been granted. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Scoring elements | Matters that are to be considered when determining the score of a Performance Indicator; also, the matters used in determining a Scoring Guidepost benchmark. In the case of Principles 1 or 2, used to mean a sub-division of individual parts of the ecosystem affected by the fishery, such as different species/stocks/sub-stocks or habitats within a Component. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Scoring Guidepost | The benchmark level of performance established by the team in respect of each numeric score or rating for each indicator sub-criterion. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Scoring Issues | The different parts of a single scoring guidepost, where more than 1 part exists and covering related but different topics. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Semi structured interviews | Formal interview based on questions prepared in advance but with sufficient flexibility that allows the questioner to adapt to the specific situation on hand by probing emerging themes with additional questions that may deviate from those planned in advance. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Serious or irreversible harm to structure and function | Serious or irreversible harm to structure or function means changes caused by the UoA that fundamentally alter the capacity of the habitat or ecosystem to maintain its structure and function. For the habitats component, definitions as they relate to “more” and “less” sensitive habitats are provided separately in the Fisheries Standard. For the ecosystem component, serious or irreversible harm to structure or function means the reduction of key features most crucial to maintaining an ecosystem’s resilience and productivity. This includes, but is not limited to, trophic cascades, permanent changes in the biological diversity of the ecological community, and the ecosystem’s capacity to deliver ecosystem services. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| SG | See: Scoring guidepost. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Shall | Denotes a requirement. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Shared Stocks | Stocks of fish that migrate across the boundaries of adjacent Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of two or more coastal States. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Shark (for the purposes of shark finning) | Elasmobranch fishes within the scientific classification of Rhinopristiformes or Selachimorpha | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj |
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