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Withdrawn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
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate 17 Nov 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report 10 Nov 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 10 Nov 2016 1 files
    Proposed peer reviewers 13 Sep 2016 1 files
    Variation Request 27 May 2016 1 files
    Timeline: Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 18 May 2016 1 files
    Variation Response 02 Feb 2016 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1236 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1237 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 10 Nov 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 10 Nov 2016 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate 17 Nov 2016 1 files
    Variation Request 27 May 2016 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 13 Sep 2016 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 14 May 2015 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 28 Apr 2015 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 14 May 2015 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 26 Mar 2015 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 24 Mar 2015 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 10 Apr 2015 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 18 May 2016 1 files