Certifier : 
DNV
Certified status : 
Combined with another assessment

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.

Please note this fishery is covered by another assessment - Joint demersal fisheries in the North Sea and adjacent waters

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Certificate withdrawn 05 Nov 2019 1 files
    Other document: Postponement of surveillance audit 18 Oct 2019 1 files
    Variation Response 17 Oct 2019 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 25 Sep 2019 1 files
    Variation Request 25 Sep 2019 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 04 Jul 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Aug 2018 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (85.77 Kb) 05 Nov 2019
    Variation Response PDF (126.24 Kb) 17 Oct 2019
    Variation Response PDF (126.24 Kb) 17 Oct 2019
    Variation Request PDF (92.45 Kb) 25 Sep 2019
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (160.56 Kb) 04 Jul 2019
    Vessel List PDF (91.22 Kb) 11 Jun 2018
    Vessel List PDF (33.18 Kb) 23 Aug 2016
    Vessel List PDF (33.41 Kb) 19 May 2016
  • Initial Assessment (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1199 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 03 May 2016 2 files
    Public certification announcement 02 May 2016 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 14 Mar 2016 2 files
    Final report and determination announcement 15 Mar 2016 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 21 Jan 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 21 Jan 2016 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 29 Jun 2015 1 files
    Peer review confirmation 03 Aug 2015 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: Revised timeline 15 Dec 2015 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 24 Mar 2015 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Change to the Unit of Certification 17 Jun 2015 1 files
    Variation Request 29 Jun 2015 1 files
    Variation Response 30 Jun 2015 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 24 Feb 2015 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 07 Apr 2015 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 12 Feb 2015 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 12 Feb 2015 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 24 Feb 2015 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 12 Feb 2015 2 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1199 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 25 Sep 2019 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: Postponement of surveillance audit 18 Oct 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1199 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Apr 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Aug 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1199 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 21 Mar 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 23 Jun 2017 1 files