Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
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.

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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 Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 07 Aug 2019 1 files
    Variation Response 15 May 2019 1 files
    Variation Request 14 May 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Mar 2018 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Dec 2017 1 files
    Other document: RCA for retro variation 05 Jul 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Feb 2017 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (252.84 Kb) 07 Aug 2019
    Variation Response PDF (84.06 Kb) 15 May 2019
    Variation Request PDF (124.22 Kb) 14 May 2019
    Variation Response PDF (299.04 Kb) 11 Jan 2019
    Variation Request PDF (142.39 Kb) 20 Dec 2018
    Other document: RCA for retro variation PDF (152.34 Kb) 05 Jul 2017
    Variation Response PDF (249.93 Kb) 14 Jun 2017
    Variation Request PDF (269.24 Kb) 12 Jun 2017
  • Initial Assessment (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0589 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0579 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0713 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 07 Jun 2012 1 files
    Public certification announcement 07 Jun 2012 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 24 Apr 2012 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 24 Apr 2012 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Assessment team confirmation 24 Apr 2012 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 14 Feb 2012 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 14 Feb 2012 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised assessment team 12 Apr 2012 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 27 Jan 2011 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Intent to review fishery 24 Jan 2012 1 files
    Variation Request 07 Dec 2011 1 files
    Variation Response 07 Dec 2011 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 20 Jan 2011 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 05 Jan 2011 2 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    List of client group members 05 Jan 2011 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 14 Nov 2011 3 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0589 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0713 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0579 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Dec 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Mar 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0589 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0713 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0579 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 16 Dec 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Feb 2017 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance Announcement 16 Dec 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0589 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0579 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0713 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Sep 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 01 Dec 2015 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 10 Nov 2016 1 files
    Variation Response 10 Nov 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0589 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0713 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0579 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 May 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Sep 2014 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Change to the Unit of Certification 18 Sep 2014 1 files
    Variation Request 17 Sep 2014 1 files
    Variation Response 17 Sep 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0589 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0579 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0713 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 May 2013 2 files
    Surveillance report 17 Sep 2013 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance visit postponed 16 Apr 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Variation response: Delayed Surveillance Audit 23 Apr 2013 1 files
    Variation Request 24 Apr 2013 1 files