- Certifier :
- UCSL United Certification Systems Limited
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 24 Nov 2010
- Certificate expires :
- 18 Apr 2027
Assessments
The MSC Fisheries Standard is used to assess if a fishery is well-managed and sustainable. More about how the standard is used, what is assessed and the process.
Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.
Please note that this assessment covers the re-assessment of a fishery previously assessed separately:
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Vessel List 18 Nov 2024 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: IPI-announcement for NNCC 31 Oct 2024 1 files Surveillance report 31 Oct 2024 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Report deadline extended to Nov 01 25 Sep 2024 1 files Variation Response 25 Sep 2024 1 files Variation Request 17 Sep 2024 1 files Variation Response 06 Sep 2024 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Vessel List PDF (361.62 Kb) 18 Nov 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: IPI-announcement for NNCC PDF (168.24 Kb) 31 Oct 2024 Variation Response PDF (238.39 Kb) 06 Sep 2024 Variation Response PDF (118.15 Kb) 16 Oct 2023 Variation Request PDF (275.10 Kb) 05 Oct 2023 Vessel List PDF (82.07 Kb) 07 Apr 2023 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (170.35 Kb) 08 Apr 2022 Variation Response PDF (123.81 Kb) 15 Mar 2022 Variation Request PDF (153.47 Kb) 01 Mar 2022 Vessel List PDF (135.22 Kb) 17 Feb 2022 Stakeholder Announcement: Combining fisheries PDF (125.89 Kb) 07 Jan 2022 Vessel List PDF (134.15 Kb) 01 Jan 2022 Vessel List PDF (106.26 Kb) 25 Nov 2021 Vessel List PDF (106.26 Kb) 25 Nov 2021 Vessel List PDF (101.18 Kb) 19 Nov 2021 Vessel List PDF (133.29 Kb) 18 Jun 2021 Vessel List PDF (104.59 Kb) 17 Jun 2020 Vessel List PDF (55.67 Kb) 17 Jun 2020 Vessel List PDF (40.97 Kb) 30 Jan 2020 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (158.63 Kb) 19 Aug 2019 Vessel List PDF (130.24 Kb) 03 Jul 2019 Vessel List PDF (130.24 Kb) 03 Jul 2019 Vessel List PDF (91.34 Kb) 25 Mar 2019 Vessel List PDF (233.25 Kb) 13 Jun 2018 Vessel List PDF (234.10 Kb) 10 Apr 2018 Change to the Unit of Certification PDF (545.54 Kb) 11 May 2017 Change to the Unit of Certification PDF (545.54 Kb) 11 May 2017 Other document: Certificate sharing statement PDF (349.90 Kb) 11 May 2017 -
Re-Assessment
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1155 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 08 Apr 2022 1 files Public certification report announcement 08 Apr 2022 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final draft report and determination 15 Mar 2022 1 files Final draft report and determination announcement 15 Mar 2022 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 26 Jan 2022 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 26 Jan 2022 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 15 Sep 2021 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 26 Apr 2021 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 26 Apr 2021 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 23 Apr 2021 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1155 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 28 Feb 2024 1 files Surveillance report 31 Oct 2024 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (266.84 Kb) 27 Apr 2024 Variation Response PDF (281.20 Kb) 15 May 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder notification for Barents Sea cod, haddock and saithe PDF (75.54 Kb) 17 May 2024 Variation Request PDF (271.32 Kb) 17 Sep 2024 Variation Response PDF (289.83 Kb) 25 Sep 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: Report deadline extended to Nov 01 PDF (352.96 Kb) 25 Sep 2024 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (165.07 Kb) 29 Feb 2024 Variation Request PDF (268.15 Kb) 22 Jul 2024 Variation Response PDF (175.14 Kb) 24 Jul 2024 Variation Request PDF (305.60 Kb) 29 Aug 2024
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1155 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 15 Mar 2023 1 files Surveillance report 02 Jun 2023 1 files
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Re-Assessment
(started 2014)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1155 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification announcement 20 Sep 2016 1 files Public certification report 20 Sep 2016 1 files There was an objection accepted to the final report and determination for this fishery.
The Independent Adjudicator’s final decision is included in the Public Certification Report.
Please email standards@msc.org to request the documents related to this objection.Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (446.49 Kb) 10 Nov 2015 Variation Request PDF (317.55 Kb) 19 Nov 2015
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 05 Apr 2016 1 files Final report and determination announcement 05 Apr 2016 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Revised Timeline PDF (547.71 Kb) 22 Mar 2016 Variation Request PDF (229.71 Kb) 17 May 2016
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 10 Dec 2015 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 10 Dec 2015 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 22 Jan 2015 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 18 Nov 2014 1 files
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 18 Nov 2014 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Stakeholder announcement 14 Oct 2014 1 files Proposed assessment team 14 Oct 2014 1 files Confirmation of assessment team 13 Nov 2014 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Revised Timeline PDF (509.65 Kb) 11 Aug 2015 Other document PDF (548.48 Kb) 07 Dec 2015
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 14 Oct 2014 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1155 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 27 Apr 2021 1 files Surveillance report 30 Jul 2021 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1155 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 21 Jun 2019 1 files Surveillance report 18 Sep 2019 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1155 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 08 Aug 2018 1 files Surveillance report 19 Nov 2018 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1155 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 25 Aug 2017 1 files Surveillance report 27 Nov 2017 1 files
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Initial Assessment
(started 2008)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 22 Nov 2010 1 files Public certification announcement 24 Nov 2010 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 21 Oct 2010 1 files Final report and determination announcement 21 Oct 2010 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 24 Aug 2010 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 24 Aug 2010 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 23 Jul 2009 2 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Barents Sea cod and haddock fishery postponement of site visit PDF (31.28 Kb) 21 Aug 2009 Stakeholder Announcement: Barents Sea cod and haddock fishery postponement of site visit PDF (31.29 Kb) 21 Aug 2009 Stakeholder Announcement: Barents Sea cod and haddock fishery postponement of site visit PDF (31.28 Kb) 21 Aug 2009 Stakeholder Announcement: Barents Sea cod and haddock fishery postponement of site visit PDF (31.29 Kb) 21 Aug 2009
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 23 Jul 2009 2 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Stakeholder announcement 24 Dec 2008 2 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 24 Dec 2008 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2014)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 18 Nov 2014 1 files Surveillance report 17 Mar 2015 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (184.27 Kb) 12 Sep 2014 Variation Request PDF (185.35 Kb) 07 Oct 2014
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2013)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 10 Oct 2013 1 files Surveillance report 10 Dec 2013 2 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2012)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 01 May 2012 1 files Surveillance report 09 Oct 2012 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2011)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 13 Apr 2011 1 files Surveillance report 25 Oct 2011 1 files
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