- Certifier :
- Bureau Veritas Certification
- 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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Units in this fishery are now covered in the North Atlantic cod and associated species demersal fishery.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Stakeholder Announcement: merge of fishery and change of fishery name 06 Feb 2026 1 files Variation Response 03 Feb 2026 1 files Variation Request 28 Jan 2026 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder announcement 18 Sep 2025 1 files Stakeholder Announcement 15 Sep 2025 1 files Variation Response 17 Sep 2025 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Announcement 15 Sep 2025 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Variation Response PDF (40.81 Kb) 03 Feb 2026 Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Announcement PDF (148.98 Kb) 15 Sep 2025 -
Surveillance Audit
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-3664 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: demersal otter trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-3663 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: demersal otter trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 15 Sep 2025 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Stakeholder Announcement 15 Sep 2025 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: merge of fishery and change of fishery name 06 Feb 2026 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder announcement 18 Sep 2025 1 files Variation Request 28 Jan 2026 1 files Variation Response 17 Sep 2025 1 files
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