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CSA See: Consequence Spatial Analysis. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Culture-Based Fisheries See: Hatch and catch fisheries. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Current The status of a program document that is in force and available for use. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Current CAB The CAB to which an entity is currently contracted. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Day Calendar day, unless otherwise stated. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Decision Making Entity The individual or committee that makes a decision on whether or not to grant, suspend, withdraw, or change the certificate or scope of certification. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Default tree The standard assessment tree used as a starting point to develop an assessment tree for each fishery assessment. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Designated agents Other nominated organisations than the MSC, which may include representatives from other scheme owners for example the ASC, or from the MSC’s assurance provider. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Destructive fishing practices Fishing with poisons or fishing with explosives. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Determination Recommended certification outcome. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Discrete high seas non-HMS Species or stocks distributed exclusively in the high seas, i.e. in waters beyond the areas of national jurisdiction (which can be 200 miles or less) excluding species fixed on the continental shelf which remain under the sovereign rights of the coastal States, and which are not highly migratory species or stocks. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Draft tree Proposed assessment tree; modified version of the default tree. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Ecolabel A label that conforms to the principles described in ISO 14020:2000 Environmental labels and declarations -- General principles. The Type III Environmental Label trademarked by a certification scheme and licensed for use on products and to promote products certified by a certification body accredited/approved to the certification scheme. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Ecosystem Services Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as flood and disease control; cultural services, such as spiritual and cultural benefits; and supporting services, such as nutrient cycling or waste degradation, that maintain the conditions for life on Earth. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Electronic monitoring The process of using technology – including computers, video cameras and sensors – to collect data on fishing activities. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Eligibility Set of conditions that shall be fulfilled to enable qualification for  a subsequent phase. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Eligibility date The date from which product harvested from a fishery or farm under assessment may be eligible to be identified as under-assessment product, subject to specific requirements. For fisheries, the eligibility date is determined by the fishery assessment team and can be set on or between the publication date of the first Public Comment Draft Report and the certification date. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Enhanced fisheries Any activity aimed at supplementing or sustaining the recruitment or improving the survival and growth of one or more aquatic organisms, or at raising the total production or the production of selected elements of the fishery beyond a level that is sustainable by natural processes. It may involve stocking, habitat modification, elimination of unwanted species, fertilisation or combinations of any of these practices. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Entity See: Legal entity. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj
Estimate In the context of the information PIs, the term “estimate” means to form an opinion or judgement. CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj

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