Estonia North East Arctic cold water prawn and cod

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
  Surveillance report	03 Jun 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	15 Apr 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	14 Apr 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	11 Dec 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Condition deadline extension	18 Nov 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	14 Nov 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	06 Nov 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Condition deadline extension	PDF (141.55 Kb)	18 Nov 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (136.44 Kb)	14 Nov 2025
  Variation Request	PDF (198.95 Kb)	06 Nov 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (184.17 Kb)	28 Aug 2024
  Gap analysis	PDF (266.34 Kb)	28 Aug 2024
  Other document: Updated timeline	PDF (158.66 Kb)	03 Apr 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (357.86 Kb)	18 Jan 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (247.83 Kb)	27 Apr 2023
  Gap analysis	PDF (267.20 Kb)	27 Apr 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (122.08 Kb)	25 Apr 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (504.06 Kb)	18 Apr 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Gap analysis announcement	PDF (246.71 Kb)	01 Feb 2023
  Gap analysis	PDF (250.17 Kb)	30 Jan 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Gap analysis Latvian vessel (Laima)	PDF (74.31 Kb)	28 May 2020
  Gap analysis	PDF (171.39 Kb)	28 May 2020
  Other document: Updated landing sites	PDF (149.95 Kb)	27 Apr 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (5504.62 Kb)	26 Mar 2020
  Gap analysis	PDF (397.27 Kb)	26 Mar 2020
  Gap analysis	PDF (397.27 Kb)	26 Mar 2020
  Stakeholder Announcement: Gap analysis announcement	PDF (73.69 Kb)	26 Mar 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (220.33 Kb)	11 Feb 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (219.51 Kb)	11 Feb 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (147.60 Kb)	20 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (100.86 Kb)	20 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (101.40 Kb)	20 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (100.85 Kb)	20 Aug 2019
  Other document: Change of name of fishery	PDF (69.32 Kb)	23 Oct 2018
  Other document: Change of UoA GAP analysis	PDF (124.05 Kb)	03 Apr 2018
  Variation Response	PDF (244.17 Kb)	03 Apr 2018

• Reassessment v2.3 (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1737	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	07 May 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	07 May 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	06 May 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	28 Feb 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	28 Feb 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	06 May 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	01 Nov 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	14 Dec 2023	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	04 May 2023	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	03 Apr 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	03 Apr 2024	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	04 May 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	04 May 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	04 May 2023	1 files
  Timeline	04 May 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1737	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	11 Dec 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	03 Jun 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	14 Apr 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	15 Apr 2026	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1737	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Dec 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	25 Apr 2025	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	19 Oct 2018	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	19 Oct 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	18 Sep 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	18 Sep 2018	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	05 Jun 2018	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	05 Jun 2018	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	14 Feb 2018	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	05 Sep 2017	1 files
  Use of the RBF	09 Nov 2017	2 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	06 Mar 2018	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	31 Aug 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1737	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	27 Apr 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Aug 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1737	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	30 Jun 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 Oct 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1737	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 May 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 Aug 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1737	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 Sep 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Dec 2019	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1737	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	11 Feb 2020	1 files
  Public certification report and announcement	11 Feb 2020	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	08 Jan 2020	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	09 Jan 2020	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	03 Dec 2019	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	03 Dec 2019	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	22 Oct 2019	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	29 Aug 2019	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Gap analysis	29 Aug 2019	1 files

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  Scope extension announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope extension announcement	02 Sep 2019	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope extension announcement	29 Aug 2019	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	07 Nov 2013	1 files
  Public certification announcement	07 Nov 2013	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	07 Nov 2013	1 files
  Other document: Scope extension certification report	03 Mar 2015	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of Extended UoC	03 Mar 2015	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	10 Oct 2013	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	10 Oct 2013	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	15 Aug 2013	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	07 Nov 2013	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	30 Oct 2012	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	30 Oct 2012	1 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	29 Nov 2012	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	18 Oct 2012	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	27 Aug 2013	3 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	05 Sep 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	18 Dec 2017	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report and announcement	03 Oct 2017	1 files
  Public certification report	03 Oct 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	05 Sep 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	05 Sep 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	25 Jul 2017	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	25 Jul 2017	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	22 May 2017	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	06 Jun 2017	1 files

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  Expedited audit announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Notification statement	28 Mar 2017	1 files
  Expedited assessment announcement	28 Mar 2017	1 files
  Gap Analysis	28 Mar 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Change of location for site visit	18 Apr 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Expedited audit announcement	28 Mar 2017	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1737	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	19 Sep 2017	1 files
  Public certification report and announcement	19 Sep 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Notice of intent to review new information	15 Nov 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	18 Aug 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	18 Aug 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	27 Jun 2017	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	27 Jun 2017	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	16 Mar 2017	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	18 Apr 2017	1 files

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  Expedited audit announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Expedited assessment announcement	03 Feb 2017	1 files
  Gap Analysis	01 Feb 2017	1 files
  Notification statement	02 Feb 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Expedited audit announcement	01 Feb 2017	1 files
  Assessment timeline	28 Mar 2017	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report and announcement	09 May 2017	1 files
  Public certification report	09 May 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination announcement	10 Apr 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination	07 Apr 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	20 Feb 2017	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	21 Feb 2017	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	17 Nov 2016	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	28 Nov 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Announcement of changed peer reviewer	26 Jan 2017	1 files

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  Expedited audit announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Expedited assessment announcement	06 Oct 2016	1 files
  Gap Analysis	06 Oct 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Oct 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	31 Jan 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	21 Dec 2016	1 files
  Variation Response	12 Jan 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 Oct 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 Dec 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0767	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Sep 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	18 Nov 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Notification evaluation of UoC change	14 Nov 2014	1 files
  Variation Request	11 Nov 2014	1 files
  Variation Response	11 Nov 2014	1 files

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