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| Term | Definition | Document | Last updated |
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| Shark finning | The practice of removing any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) while at sea and discarding the remainder of the shark at sea. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Should | Denotes a requirement that shall be followed unless there are reasons not to. If the requirement is not followed, the justification shall be recorded. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| SICA | See: Scale Intensity Consequence Analysis. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Simulation test | See Simulation Trial. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Simulation Trial | A computer simulation to project resource dynamics for a particular scenario forward for a specified period, under controls specified within an MP, to ascertain performance; such projections will typically be repeated a large number of times to capture variability. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Site | A discrete physical location. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Species Common Name(s) | Common name(s) for the species. This should include common names used in the key commercial markets for the species. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Stakeholder | Any person or group (including governmental and non-governmental institutions, traditional communities, universities, research institutions, development agencies and banks, donors, etc.) with an interest or claim (whether stated or implied) which has the potential of being impacted by or having an impact on a given project and its objectives. Stakeholder groups that have a direct or indirect "stake" can be at the household, community, local, regional, national, or international level. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Stock | The living resources in the community or population from which catches are taken in a fishery. Use of the term “stock” implies that the particular population is a biologically distinct unit. As noted in the FAO Fisheries Glossary, some species form a single stock (e.g. southern bluefin tuna) while others are composed of several stocks (e.g. albacore tuna in the Pacific Ocean comprises separate northern and southern stocks). | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Stock Assessment | A textual description of the biological unit stock exploited by the fishery, as commonly used in management and assessment reports. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Stock Name | A textual description of the biological unit stock exploited by the fishery, as commonly used in management and assessment reports. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Stock Region | A textual description of the geographic area within which the fishery is undertaken. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Straddling stocks | Stock which occurs both within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and in an area beyond and adjacent to the EEZ. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Stratification | The process of dividing a population into sub-populations, each of which is a group of sampling units, which have similar characteristics. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Subcontractor | An entity that is contracted to carry out work for a third party or affiliate (this could include contract processors, transportation organisations, and distribution and storage organisations). In CoC audits, subcontractors are companies that handle certified product without taking legal ownership of it. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Sub-criterion | A criterion below the level of the MSC Criteria; the assessment tree may contain any number of levels of sub-criteria. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Succeeding CAB | The CAB to which a client wishes to transfer their certificate. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Superseded | Status of a MSC certification program document that has been replaced with a new version. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Supply chain reconciliation | The reconciliation of purchases and sales of MSC certified product between buyers and sellers over a defined period of time. These reconciliations are carried out by the MSC to monitor conformity with the CoC Standard. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Surveillance | Set of activities, except re-assessment, to monitor the continued fulfilment by accredited/approved CABs of requirements for accreditation/approval, or of certificate holders of requirements for certification. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj |
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