Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn

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
    Fishery Suspended 12 May 2017 1 files
    Other document: Self suspension supply chain notification 12 May 2017 1 files
    Other document: Team Correction 02 May 2017 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Mar 2017 1 files
    Public certification announcement 22 Mar 2016 1 files
    Public certification report 22 Mar 2016 1 files
    Timeline: Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 03 Dec 2015 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Fishery Suspended PDF (553.72 Kb) 12 May 2017
    Other document: Self suspension supply chain notification PDF (489.82 Kb) 12 May 2017
  • Initial Assessment (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1109 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1107 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1108 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1110 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 22 Mar 2016 1 files
    Public certification announcement 22 Mar 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.


    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 15 Oct 2015 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 15 Oct 2015 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 09 Jun 2015 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 09 Jun 2015 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 18 Mar 2015 4 files
    Peer review confirmation 22 May 2015 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 30 Jun 2014 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 09 Jun 2015 1 files
    Variation Response 09 Jun 2015 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 16 Jun 2014 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 20 May 2014 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 20 May 2014 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 02 Jun 2014 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 03 Dec 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1109 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1107 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1108 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-1110 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Mar 2017 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: Team Correction 02 May 2017 1 files