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Requirements, guidance and templates for use with the MSC Improvement Program.

MSC Improvement Program Requirements and Guidance v3.0
Description: Sets out the requirements and guidance for CABs for the MSC Improvement Program. For use with Fisheries Certification Process v2.3 or v3.1 and the MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01 or v3.1.
Language: English
Version: 3.00
Date of issue: 29 October 2024
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Key program documents

All Improvement Program documents for CABs, including those pertaining to the ITM pilot program, are listed here. 
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Templates and tools

Client-facing templates and tools for the Improvement Program and ITM pilot in all available languages.
MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT) v4.0 French
Description: For use with MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0.
Language: French
Version: 4
Date of issue: 01 May 2023
Date effective: 01 May 2023
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MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT) v4.0 Spanish
Description: For use with MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0.
Language: Spanish
Version: 4
Date of issue: 01 May 2023
Date effective: 01 May 2023
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MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT) v4.0 English
Description: For use with MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0.
Version: 4
Date of issue: 01 May 2023
Date effective: 01 May 2023
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MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT) v4.0 (Bahasa Indonesia)
Description: For use with MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0.
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Version: 3
Date of issue: 01 May 2023
Date effective: 01 May 2023
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MSC Fishery Improvement Action Plan Reporting Template v3.0
Description: For use with ITM Program Requirements and Guidance - Pilot v2.0 and MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01 or v3.0.
Language: English
Version: 3
Date of issue: 01 May 2023
Date effective: 01 May 2023
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MSC Fishery Improvement Action Plan Reporting Template v2.2 (Spanish)
Description: For use with ITM Program Requirements and Guidance - Pilot v1.1 and MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01
Language: Spanish
Date of issue: 26 July 2022
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MSC Fishery Improvement Action Plan Reporting Template v2.2 (Bahasa Indonesia)
Description: For use with ITM Program Requirements and Guidance - Pilot v1.1 and MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Date of issue: 26 July 2022
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MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT) v3.1 (Bahasa Indonesia)
Description: For use with MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Date of issue: 26 July 2022
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MSC Pre-Certification Fisheries Management Template and Guidance (Spanish)
Language: Spanish
Date of issue: 26 July 2022
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MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool- Guidance Document (Bahasa Indonesia)
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Date of issue: 26 July 2022
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