Alaska Pollock Recertified February 2023
The Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) commercial fisheries, under federal [National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)/North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC)] and state [Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) & Board of Fisheries (BOF)] management, fished by the directed fishery with pelagic trawl gear [and other gear types (jig, longline, pot, bottom trawl) that can legally land by-caught pollock] within Alaska’s 200 nm EEZ was awarded continued RFM Certification in February 2023.
Fishery Client
- At-Sea Processor’s Association (APA)
- APA Authorized Companies to Sell RFM Certified Alaska Pollock
- Alaska Pollock RFM Certificate
Re-Assessment Certification
- AK Pollock Fishery Full Re-Assessment Certification Report – February 2023
- AK Pollock Fishery Re-Assessment Certification Report for Public Comment – December 19, 2022
- DNV is pleased to announce the Public Comment Report on the reassessment of the RFM certification for the Alaska pollock fishery is now available for comment by stakeholders for a period of 30 days. Comments must be received by 5 PM PST on January 19, 2023.
- Comments: To submit a comment regarding the AK Pollock Re-Assessment Certification Report, please contact:
- DNV — Business Assurance | Jodi Bostrom | jodi.bostrom@dnv.com | +1 510 365 5771
Surveillance Audits
- AK Pollock Annual Surveillance Report – May 2024
- AK Pollock Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement – Feb 2024
- AK Pollock Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement – December 2021
- AK Pollock Annual Surveillance Report – May 2021
- AK Pollock Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement – January 2021
- AK Pollock Annual Surveillance Report – May 2020
- AK Pollock Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement – March 2020
- AK Pollock Annual Surveillance Report – Feb 2019
- Alaska Pollock Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement – January 2019
Alaska Pollock Recertified:
The reassessment was conducted using Alaska RFM Standard Version 1.3.
- AK Pollock Full Assessment Final Report, Dec 2017 PDF
- Alaska Pollock Notice of Peer Reviewers September 2017
- Alaska Pollock Re-Assessment Team Announcement May 2017 PDF
- Alaska Pollock Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement May 2017 PDF
Initial Certification Archives
Audit 5:
- Alaska Pollock Annual Audit #5
- Comments:
Click here to submit a comment regarding the Final Audit 5 Report
Audit 4:
- FAO-RFM-Certification-4th-surveillance-Alaska-Pollock-Final-Jan-29th
- Comments:
Click here to submit a comment regarding the Final Audit 4 Report - Form 9 Assessment Team Nomination, November 2015
- Form 9b Site Visit, November 2015
Initial Certification:
- Final Full Report:
Download the Final Certification Report - Summary Report:
Download the Summary Certification Report - Comments:
Click here to submit a comment regarding the Final Certification Report. - Confirmation of External Peer Reviewers Pollock, November 2011
- Confirmation of Assessment Team Members Pollock, July 2011
- Announcement of Site Visit Pollock, July 2011
- Pollock Assessment Report Preliminary References Pollock
- Notice of Full Assessment and Verification Stage of Assessment Pollock, July 2011
- Notice of Application for Assessment Pollock, July 2011
- Notice of Full Assessment and Verification Stage of Assessment
Audit 3:
- Annual Audit Report Pollock, January 2015
- Form 9b Site Visit 3rd Audit AK Pollock, November 2014
- Notice of 3rd Annual Audit Assessment Team Members, November 2014
Audit 2:
- Annual Audit Report Pollock, February 2014
- Comments:
Click here to submit a comment - Audit Site Visit Plan, December 2013
- Confirmation of Annual Audit Assessment Team Members, December 2013
Audit 1:
- Annual Surveillance Report Pollock, May 2013 (PDF)
- Comments:
Click here to submit a comment regarding the Final Surveillance Report - Announcement of Surveillance Site Visit, November 2012
- Confirmation of Assessment Team Members, November 2012