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Withdrawn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 Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 12 Jun 2019 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 21 Sep 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 May 2018 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Jan 2018 1 files
    Public certification report 14 Oct 2016 1 files
    Client/vessel list 13 Oct 2016 2 files
    Public certification report announcement 13 Oct 2016 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (228.44 Kb) 12 Jun 2019
  • Initial assessment (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1231 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1234 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1233 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1230 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1229 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Traps - Stationary uncovered pound nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1228 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1232 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 14 Oct 2016 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 13 Oct 2016 1 files
    Client/vessel list 13 Oct 2016 2 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 21 Sep 2018 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 13 Sep 2016 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 13 Sep 2016 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 26 Jul 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 26 Jul 2016 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 08 Mar 2016 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 23 Mar 2015 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 24 Mar 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1234 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1231 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1230 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1233 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1228 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1232 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Jan 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 May 2018 1 files