Certifier : 
MRAG Americas, Inc.
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Withdrawn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
    Certificate withdrawn 14 Jun 2017 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement 30 May 2017 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Corrective Action Plan 30 May 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Jan 2016 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Notice of Suspension of MSC Certificates 16 Dec 2015 1 files
    Variation Request 04 Dec 2015 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Sep 2015 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (92.55 Kb) 14 Jun 2017
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (188.56 Kb) 30 May 2017
    Stakeholder Announcement: Corrective Action Plan PDF (157.04 Kb) 30 May 2017
  • Initial Assessment (started 2009)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0251 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0252 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0250 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 05 Apr 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 05 Apr 2011 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 08 Mar 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 08 Mar 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 09 Dec 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 09 Dec 2010 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Name change 17 Feb 2011 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 25 Jan 2010 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 25 Jan 2010 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 31 Aug 2009 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    List of client group members 31 Aug 2009 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 31 Aug 2009 2 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0252 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0250 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Sep 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Jan 2016 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Notice of Suspension of MSC Certificates 16 Dec 2015 1 files
    Variation Request 04 Dec 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0252 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0250 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Mar 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 24 Apr 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0252 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0250 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 04 Apr 2013 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 10 Mar 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0252 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0250 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 Jan 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 Apr 2013 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 18 Dec 2012 1 files
    Variation Response 18 Dec 2012 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0252 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0250 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Dec 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Mar 2012 1 files