Faroese Pelagic Organisation Atlanto-Scandian herring

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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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Certificate withdrawn	09 Feb 2022	1 files
  Other document: Acceptance of client action plan	18 Mar 2021	1 files
  Other document: Client Action Plan	18 Mar 2021	1 files
  Notice of Intent to suspend	30 Nov 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 Nov 2020	1 files
  Variation Response	04 Sep 2020	1 files
  Variation Request	28 Aug 2020	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Certificate withdrawn	PDF (125.83 Kb)	09 Feb 2022
  Other document: Client Action Plan	PDF (146.27 Kb)	18 Mar 2021
  Other document: Acceptance of client action plan	PDF (14.75 Kb)	18 Mar 2021
  Notice of Intent to suspend	PDF (261.31 Kb)	30 Nov 2020
  Stakeholder Announcement: Alignment of deadline to close out conditions for Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries	PDF (166.00 Kb)	09 Jan 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (124.22 Kb)	30 Dec 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (179.99 Kb)	25 Jul 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (126.78 Kb)	01 Apr 2019
  Variation Request	PDF (51.46 Kb)	21 Mar 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (69.26 Kb)	06 Jul 2018
  Vessel List	PDF (39.60 Kb)	27 Oct 2017
  Stakeholder Announcement: Additional eligible fishers	PDF (140.45 Kb)	27 Oct 2017
  Variation Response	PDF (405.88 Kb)	06 Oct 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (93.88 Kb)	29 Sep 2017
  Vessel List	PDF (229.30 Kb)	29 Mar 2017
  List of client group members	PDF (590.76 Kb)	16 Jun 2016

• Re-Assessment (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	15 Jun 2016	1 files
  Public certification announcement	16 Jun 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	16 Jun 2016	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	12 May 2016	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	12 May 2016	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	03 Mar 2016	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	03 Mar 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Revised timeline	22 Dec 2015	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	03 Nov 2015	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	01 Dec 2015	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	28 Apr 2015	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Revised assessment timeline v2	03 Nov 2015	1 files
  Variation Request	18 Dec 2014	1 files
  Variation Response	18 Dec 2014	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	28 Apr 2015	1 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	02 Jun 2015	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed assessment team	31 Mar 2015	1 files
  Stakeholder announcement	31 Mar 2015	1 files
  Confirmation of assessment team	21 Apr 2015	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	31 Mar 2015	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	31 Mar 2015	1 files
  Assessment timeline	24 Jul 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 Jul 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 Nov 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	28 Aug 2020	1 files
  Variation Response	04 Sep 2020	1 files

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• Expedited Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Expedited audit

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement expedited audit	30 Jan 2019	1 files
  Expedited audit report	10 Apr 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 May 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Jul 2018	1 files

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• Expedited Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement expedited audit	15 Feb 2018	1 files
  Expedited audit report	18 Oct 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: CAB Joint Statement	12 Apr 2018	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	03 Jan 2018	1 files
  Public certification report and announcement	03 Jan 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	26 Nov 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	26 Nov 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	17 Oct 2017	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	17 Oct 2017	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	19 Sep 2017	1 files

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  Expedited audit announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Gap Analysis	25 Jul 2017	1 files
  Expedited assessment announcement	25 Jul 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Expedited audit announcement	25 Jul 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	10 May 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	26 Sep 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: New audit time	10 Sep 2019	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2009)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	25 Feb 2010	1 files
  Public certification announcement	25 Feb 2010	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	26 Feb 2016	1 files
  Variation Response	26 Feb 2016	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	19 Jan 2010	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	19 Jan 2010	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	01 Dec 2009	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	01 Dec 2009	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	23 Jun 2009	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	23 Jun 2009	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	21 May 2009	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	21 May 2009	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Jan 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	31 Mar 2015	1 files

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• Expedited Audit (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement expedited audit	24 Sep 2013	1 files
  Expedited audit report	21 Jun 2013	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Nov 2012	1 files
  Surveillance report	12 Mar 2013	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	12 Feb 2013	1 files
  Variation Response	12 Feb 2013	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	10 Jan 2012	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 May 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Release of surveillance report delayed	08 May 2012	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0105	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0106	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Jan 2011	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 Mar 2011	1 files

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