Certifier : 
Bureau Veritas Certification
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
11 Jul 2016
Certificate expires : 
10 Jul 2021

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
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate 28 May 2020 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 18 Oct 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Apr 2018 1 files
    Variation Response 07 Mar 2018 1 files
    Variation Request 22 Feb 2018 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate PDF (19.99 Kb) 28 May 2020
    Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (76.70 Kb) 18 Oct 2018
  • Initial assessment (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1271 American slipper-limpet (Crepidula fornicata) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 12 Jul 2016 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 12 Jul 2016 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 09 Jun 2016 1 files
    Final report and determination 09 Jun 2016 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 26 Apr 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 26 Apr 2016 1 files

    Modification to the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Variation Response for modified tree 30 Jul 2015 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 26 Jan 2016 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 30 Jul 2015 1 files
    Use of the RBF 30 Jul 2015 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 05 Jan 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1271 American slipper-limpet (Crepidula fornicata) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Nov 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Apr 2018 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (508.39 Kb) 07 Mar 2018
    Variation Request PDF (57.18 Kb) 22 Feb 2018