Marine Stewardship Council
Certifier : 
DNV
Certified status : 
Certified with Unit(s) in Assessment
Certified since : 
05 Dec 2019
Certificate expires : 
04 Jun 2025

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.

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Variation Response 16 May 2025 1 files
    Variation Request 14 May 2025 1 files
    Proposed peer reviewers 08 Jan 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 18 Dec 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder input (ACDR) 26 Oct 2024 1 files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 26 Sep 2024 2 files
    Timeline: Assessment timeline 26 Sep 2024 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Change of Conformity Assessment Body PDF (133.26 Kb) 02 Aug 2024
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change to UoA Wording PDF (173.94 Kb) 14 Jan 2020
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (370.47 Kb) 05 Dec 2019
  • Re-Assessment (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1817 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1815 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1813 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-3247 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-3246 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1816 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1814 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1812 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 08 Jan 2025 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (487.99 Kb) 14 May 2025
    Variation Response PDF (128.53 Kb) 16 May 2025

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 26 Sep 2024 2 files
    Stakeholder input (ACDR) 26 Oct 2024 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Scope declaration template 26 Sep 2024 1 files
    Use of the RBF 26 Sep 2024 1 files
    Fishery announcement template 26 Sep 2024 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 26 Sep 2024 1 files
    Assessment timeline 26 Sep 2024 1 files

  • Initial assessment (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1815 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1817 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1813 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1816 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1814 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1812 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report announcement 05 Dec 2019 1 files
    Public certification report 16 Mar 2021 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 07 Nov 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination 07 Nov 2019 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 03 Oct 2019 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 03 Oct 2019 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 04 Apr 2019 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 07 Jun 2018 2 files
    Use of the RBF 07 Jun 2018 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: New Information Period PDF (115.93 Kb) 07 Mar 2019

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 26 Apr 2019 1 files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 16 Aug 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1815 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1817 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1813 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1812 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1816 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1814 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 26 Sep 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 18 Dec 2024 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1817 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1815 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1813 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1812 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1816 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1814 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 12 Sep 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 22 Dec 2023 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1817 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1813 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1815 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1814 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1812 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1816 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 23 Sep 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 22 Dec 2022 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1813 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1815 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1817 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1814 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1816 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1812 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 17 May 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 11 Nov 2021 1 files

  • Expedited Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1817 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1815 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1813 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1816 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1812 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1814 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Expedited audit

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement expedited audit 18 Dec 2020 1 files
    Expedited audit report 12 Feb 2021 1 files