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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 Fishery Improvement Action Plan Reporting Template v2.2
Description: For use with ITM Program Requirements and Guidance - Pilot v1.1 and MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01
Language: English
Version: 2.2
Date of issue: 17 November 2021
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MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT) v3.1 (French)
Description: For use with MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01
Language: French
Version: 3.1
Date of issue: 26 May 2021
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MSC Benchmarking and Tracking tool (BMT) v3.1 (English)
Description: For use with MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01
Language: English
Version: 3.1
Date of issue: 26 May 2021
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MSC Pre-Certification Fisheries Management Template and Guidance
Language: English
Date of issue: 25 March 2021
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MSC In-Transition to MSC (ITM) Progress Verification Reporting template v1.1
Description: For use in the ITM Program. Contains a section for self-reporting by the ITM Project Manager and sections to be completed by the CAB. For use with ITM Program Requirements and Guidance - Pilot v1.1 and MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01.
Language: English
Version: 1.1
Date of issue: 15 December 2020
Date effective: 15 December 2020
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MSC Fishery Improvement Action Plan guidance
Description: For use with ITM Program Requirements and Guidance - Pilot v1.1, MSC Fisheries Standard v2.01 and MSC Fishery Improvement Action Plan Reporting Template v2.2
Language: English
Date of issue: 05 May 2015
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MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool guidance document
Description: Explains how the BMT works and its application for FIPs. It is based on the MSC Fisheries Standard (specifically the Fisheries Certification Requirements v2.1) but can be applied to later versions of the MSC Fisheries Standard.
Language: English
Date of issue: 11 August 2014
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