The draft report on the MSC certification assessment of the above fishery is now available for comment by stakeholders on www.msc.org. See http://www.msc.org/track-a-fishery/in-assessment/pacific/pna-western-an…

Stakeholders are invited to comment at this stage on the factual content of the report, either in relation to specific scoring indicators or sections in the body of the report. Comments should be clearly related to specific scoring indicators or report sections and any recommendations or criticisms should be supported with data or literature citations that the assessment team is able to evaluate.

Following receipt of comments by stakeholders, Moody Marine will consider all available information and make a determination on whether the fishery should be certified. Following this determination, the final report will be made available for a further 15 working day consultation period.

Comments on the report should be forwarded, before 5 p.m. GMT 2 June 2011, to Richard Banks at Moody Marine Ltd as follows:

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r.banks@moodyint.com +44 1332 675 152 MoodyMarineLtd Merlin House

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