- Certifier :
- Control Union (UK) Limited
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 18 Jun 2010
- Certificate expires :
- 27 Aug 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.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Stakeholder Announcement: Y2S changed to off-site 30 Aug 2024 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 14 Aug 2024 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 2 surveillance 16 Jul 2024 1 files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 24 Nov 2023 1 files Surveillance report 23 Nov 2023 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 01 Sep 2023 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance 12 Jul 2023 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 2 surveillance PDF (212.42 Kb) 16 Jul 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance PDF (607.95 Kb) 12 Jul 2023 Stakeholder Announcement: Change to assessment team membership PDF (166.54 Kb) 17 Jun 2020 Stakeholder Announcement: Change to assessment team membership PDF (175.66 Kb) 12 Jun 2020 Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance Announcement Year 3 PDF (213.60 Kb) 18 May 2020 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (174.62 Kb) 14 May 2019 -
Re-Assessment
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 11 Aug 2022 1 files Public certification report announcement 11 Aug 2022 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final draft report and determination 15 Jul 2022 1 files Final draft report and determination announcement 15 Jul 2022 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report announcement 06 Jun 2022 1 files Stakeholder input (PCDR) 06 Jun 2022 3 files Public comment draft report 06 Jun 2022 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 02 Mar 2022 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 26 Nov 2021 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 03 Dec 2021 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 26 Nov 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-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 14 Aug 2024 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Y2S changed to off-site PDF (221.83 Kb) 30 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-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 01 Sep 2023 1 files Surveillance report 23 Nov 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (240.73 Kb) 24 Nov 2023
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Re-Assessment
(started 2015)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report announcement 02 Mar 2017 1 files Public certification report 02 Mar 2017 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 03 Feb 2017 1 files Final report and determination announcement 07 Feb 2017 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 14 Dec 2016 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 29 Nov 2016 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Amended PCDR PDF (113.11 Kb) 14 Dec 2016
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 08 Aug 2016 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (69.73 Kb) 01 Mar 2016 Variation Response PDF (110.55 Kb) 01 Mar 2016 Variation Request PDF (68.90 Kb) 28 Jul 2016 Variation Response PDF (244.08 Kb) 27 Jul 2016
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 04 Jun 2015 1 files Use of the RBF 03 Jun 2015 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Response PDF (184.92 Kb) 16 Jun 2015 Other document: Addition to Assessment Team PDF (42.58 Kb) 20 Aug 2015 Stakeholder Announcement: Revised timeline PDF (93.53 Kb) 06 Sep 2016
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 04 Jun 2015 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-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 26 Nov 2021 1 files Surveillance report 13 Apr 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2020)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 20 May 2020 1 files Surveillance report 02 Sep 2020 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-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 30 Apr 2019 1 files Surveillance report 29 Jul 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-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 22 Feb 2018 1 files Surveillance report 10 Oct 2018 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (160.98 Kb) 15 May 2018 Variation Response PDF (398.72 Kb) 21 May 2018 Other document: Use of RBF PDF (105.89 Kb) 22 Feb 2018
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Initial Assessment
(started 2007)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 25 Jun 2010 1 files Public certification announcement 25 Jun 2010 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 28 May 2010 1 files Final report and determination announcement 28 May 2010 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 25 Jun 2010 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 16 Feb 2010 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 22 May 2008 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Cornwall sardine transitions from trial assessment to full assessment PDF (50.72 Kb) 17 Jul 2009 Stakeholder Announcement: Change in target eligibility date PDF (30.44 Kb) 16 Sep 2009
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 02 Apr 2008 2 files Assessment tree confirmation 16 Jun 2008 2 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Stakeholder announcement 03 Dec 2007 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 20 Jul 2009 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-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 21 Oct 2014 1 files Surveillance report 05 Jan 2015 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (194.14 Kb) 12 Feb 2014 Variation Response PDF (187.99 Kb) 18 Feb 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-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 11 Jun 2013 1 files Surveillance report 20 Aug 2013 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (261.97 Kb) 07 May 2013 Variation Response PDF (186.78 Kb) 14 May 2013
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2012)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 15 May 2012 1 files Surveillance report 18 Jul 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-0204 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 28 Jul 2011 1 files Surveillance report 15 May 2012 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (70.34 Kb) 19 Jul 2011 Change of Conformity Assessment Body PDF (70.27 Kb) 19 Jul 2011 Variation Response PDF (281.80 Kb) 19 Jul 2011
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