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Dutch Oyster Association oyster

Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
28 Feb 2013
Certificate expires : 
20 Mar 2029

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
    Public certification report announcement 28 Mar 2024 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 21 Mar 2024 1 files
    Public certification report 21 Mar 2024 1 files
    Final Draft Report and determination 27 Feb 2024 1 files
    Final Draft Report and determination announcement 27 Feb 2024 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Variation Response PDF (119.73 Kb) 19 Feb 2024
    Variation Request PDF (225.57 Kb) 09 Feb 2024
    Variation Response PDF (119.48 Kb) 13 Dec 2023
    Variation Request PDF (236.04 Kb) 11 Dec 2023
    Variation Response PDF (117.22 Kb) 11 May 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 4 surveillance PDF (490.22 Kb) 17 Jan 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance delayed PDF (139.30 Kb) 28 Jan 2022
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (184.38 Kb) 14 May 2019
  • Reassessment v2.3 (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2785 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 4 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2442 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2443 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2444 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 21 Mar 2024 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 28 Mar 2024 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (266.48 Kb) 21 Mar 2024

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public Comment Draft Report 13 Dec 2023 1 files
    Public Comment Draft Report announcement 13 Dec 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (262.21 Kb) 17 Jan 2024
    Variation Response PDF (121.22 Kb) 25 Jan 2024

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 16 Aug 2023 1 files

    Modification to the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Modified draft tree 12 May 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (689.71 Kb) 05 May 2023
    Variation Request PDF (253.28 Kb) 11 May 2023
    Variation Response PDF (121.00 Kb) 12 May 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of assessment tree PDF (511.66 Kb) 21 Jun 2023

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 12 May 2023 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final Draft Report and determination 27 Feb 2024 1 files
    Final Draft Report and determination announcement 27 Feb 2024 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Use of the RBF 12 May 2023 1 files
    Fishery announcement template 12 May 2023 1 files
    Scope declaration template 12 May 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: RA re-announcement PDF (210.19 Kb) 12 May 2023

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 18 Jan 2024 1 files
  • Re-Assessment (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 01 Aug 2018 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 01 Aug 2018 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 09 Jul 2018 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 10 Jul 2018 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 04 Jun 2018 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 06 Jun 2018 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (271.28 Kb) 22 Jan 2018
    Variation Response PDF (507.96 Kb) 07 Feb 2018

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 10 Apr 2018 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document: Revised Timeline PDF (56.57 Kb) 27 Apr 2018
    Stakeholder Announcement: 9 month PCDR deadline PDF (104.99 Kb) 27 Apr 2018

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 25 Jul 2017 1 files
    Use of the RBF 25 Jul 2017 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (274.66 Kb) 25 Jul 2017
    Variation Response PDF (512.26 Kb) 25 Jul 2017

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 20 Jul 2017 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2785 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 4 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2442 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2443 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2444 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 16 May 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 Sep 2023 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2785 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 4 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2442 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2443 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2444 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Apr 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Jul 2022 1 files
  • Scope Extension (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2442 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2443 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2444 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 09 Nov 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 09 Sep 2021 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 12 Aug 2021 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 12 Aug 2021 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 01 Jul 2021 1 files
    Stakeholder input (PCDR) 01 Jul 2021 3 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 01 Jul 2021 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 17 Feb 2021 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 15 Dec 2020 1 files

    Scope extension announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Scope extension announcement 16 Dec 2020 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 15 Dec 2020 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 24 Jun 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 28 Sep 2020 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    List of client group members PDF (311.60 Kb) 28 Sep 2020
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 18 Jul 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Oct 2019 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 28 Feb 2013 1 files
    Public certification announcement 28 Feb 2013 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 31 Jan 2013 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 31 Jan 2013 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 11 Sep 2012 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 11 Sep 2012 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 18 Jul 2012 3 files
    Peer review confirmation 28 Aug 2012 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 02 Feb 2012 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 10 Jan 2012 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 02 Nov 2011 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 02 Nov 2011 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 07 Dec 2011 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 10 Jan 2012 3 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 20 Jul 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 23 Oct 2017 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 19 Jan 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Mar 2016 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 Jan 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 30 Mar 2015 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 21 Mar 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 06 May 2014 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (315.39 Kb) 04 Mar 2014
    Variation Response PDF (184.99 Kb) 04 Mar 2014
    Variation Request PDF (315.56 Kb) 25 Mar 2014
    Variation Response PDF (184.43 Kb) 25 Mar 2014