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The best environmental choice in seafood

Disclaimer. If any interpretive issues arise in relation to the issues covered in these presentations, the text of the MSC Scheme Documents will prevail in all instances. The MSC is not responsible for any issues arising to any parties as a result of consulting these presentations.

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The best environmental choice in seafood

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  1. Disclaimer If any interpretive issues arise in relation to the issues covered in these presentations, the text of the MSC Scheme Documents will prevail in all instances. The MSC is not responsible for any issues arising to any parties as a result of consulting these presentations. If you are unsure of any details on any of the subjects covered, please consult the relevant MSC scheme documents or contact the MSC at standards@msc.org. MSC Executive October 2010 The best environmental choice in seafood

  2. Fishery Harmonisation

  3. Learning Objectives • To know when harmonisation should be carried out • To understand what’s involved in the harmonisation process

  4. Agenda • Why harmonisation? • Which fisheries does it apply to? • What do certifiers need to do?

  5. Why Fishery Harmonisation? • Ensures quality and consistency of overlapping assessments/ certifications • Ensures equitable assessments and certifications • Provides clarity on assessment outcomes The best environmental choice in seafood

  6. Fishery Harmonisation Applies to: • Fully overlapping fisheries (same P1, P2, P3) • Partially overlapping fisheries (some aspects of P1, P2, P3 are the same) The best environmental choice in seafood

  7. What are overlapping fisheries? • “Two or more fisheries assessing some, or all, of the same aspects of MSC Principles 1, 2 and/or 3 within their respective units of certification”(ie the assessments are of the same species or gear in the same area or are managed under identical management plans/regimes)

  8. Overlapping Assessments (in assessment at the same time) • Certifiers must ensure harmonisation of important steps in the assessment and subsequent surveillance • Must use the same assessment tree unless variation granted by the MSC • Consistent conclusions – evaluation, scoring and conditions • How do you harmonise with a fishery that has already scored?

  9. Assessment Overlapping With Certified Fisheries • Certifiers must ensure that key assessment products and outcomes are harmonised with earlier assessments. • May use a different assessment tree but must include key aspects of the previous tree • Assessment must be based on the rationale and scores of the certified fishery and must consider latest surveillance report for the fishery • Similarly, surveillance must consider the assessment outcomes of the fishery under assessment The best environmental choice in seafood

  10. Questions & Answers Questions?

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