- Certifier :
- LRQA (Seafood) Limited
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 25 Jun 2018
- Certificate expires :
- 30 Jun 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.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Stakeholder Announcement 01 Jul 2024 1 files Vessel List 01 Jul 2024 1 files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 28 Jun 2024 1 files Public certification report 28 Jun 2024 1 files Public certification report announcement 28 Jun 2024 1 files Final Draft Report and determination 03 Jun 2024 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 03 Jun 2024 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Vessel List PDF (228.68 Kb) 01 Jul 2024 Stakeholder Announcement PDF (218.94 Kb) 01 Jul 2024 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (183.22 Kb) 28 Jun 2024 Vessel List PDF (236.38 Kb) 31 May 2024 Variation Response PDF (116.27 Kb) 19 Apr 2024 Variation Request PDF (238.92 Kb) 18 Apr 2024 Variation Response PDF (122.39 Kb) 05 Apr 2024 Variation Request PDF (508.27 Kb) 28 Mar 2024 Vessel List PDF (205.98 Kb) 22 Feb 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: VR granted PDF (218.71 Kb) 07 Dec 2023 Variation Response PDF (170.39 Kb) 06 Dec 2023 Variation Request PDF (140.29 Kb) 05 Dec 2023 Vessel List PDF (210.24 Kb) 29 Sep 2023 Variation Response PDF (120.42 Kb) 15 Aug 2023 Variation Request PDF (256.68 Kb) 10 Aug 2023 Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (276.08 Kb) 16 Mar 2023 Stakeholder Announcement: Delay of ACDR PDF (216.77 Kb) 16 Mar 2023 Variation Response PDF (123.13 Kb) 14 Mar 2023 Variation Request PDF (271.39 Kb) 14 Mar 2023 Vessel List PDF (207.09 Kb) 16 Dec 2022 Vessel List PDF (228.45 Kb) 09 May 2022 Vessel List PDF (214.84 Kb) 28 Mar 2022 Variation Response PDF (145.69 Kb) 07 Mar 2022 Variation Response PDF (145.69 Kb) 07 Mar 2022 Variation Request PDF (211.36 Kb) 04 Mar 2022 Stakeholder Announcement PDF (299.86 Kb) 15 Oct 2021 Stakeholder Announcement: Changes that Impact Traceability PDF (318.42 Kb) 15 Sep 2021 Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (177.16 Kb) 16 Jul 2021 Variation Response PDF (125.90 Kb) 15 Jul 2021 Vessel List PDF (116.46 Kb) 12 May 2021 Vessel List PDF (114.89 Kb) 23 Mar 2021 Vessel List PDF (114.67 Kb) 23 Mar 2021 Vessel List PDF (112.39 Kb) 15 Oct 2020 Vessel List PDF (114.67 Kb) 15 Oct 2020 Vessel List PDF (49.67 Kb) 08 Jul 2020 Vessel List PDF (72.41 Kb) 12 Feb 2020 Vessel List PDF (72.30 Kb) 11 Oct 2019 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (134.18 Kb) 15 Aug 2019 Vessel List PDF (72.24 Kb) 07 May 2019 -
Reassessment v2.3
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1527 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1528 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report announcement 28 Jun 2024 1 files Public certification report 28 Jun 2024 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public Comment Draft Report 23 Apr 2024 1 files Public Comment Draft Report announcement 23 Apr 2024 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 15 Nov 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Update on RBF use PDF (234.81 Kb) 22 Dec 2023
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 31 May 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Delay to site visit PDF (269.03 Kb) 07 Jul 2023
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 03 Jun 2024 1 files Final Draft Report and determination 03 Jun 2024 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Scope declaration template 16 May 2023 1 files Fishery announcement template 24 May 2023 1 files Use of the RBF 24 May 2023 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 30 Aug 2023 1 files
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Initial assessment
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1529 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1527 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1523 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1526 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1524 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1522 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1528 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 25 Jun 2018 1 files Public certification report announcement 25 Jun 2018 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Certificate sharing agreement PDF (7.27 Kb) 27 Jun 2018
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 31 May 2018 1 files Final report and determination announcement 31 May 2018 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 15 Mar 2018 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 15 Mar 2018 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 18 Aug 2017 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: New Information Period PDF (156.07 Kb) 02 Nov 2017
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 01 Feb 2017 1 files Use of the RBF 31 Jan 2017 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 18 Apr 2018 1 files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 18 Apr 2018 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1529 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1527 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1523 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1528 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1522 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 27 Oct 2022 1 files Surveillance report 16 Mar 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (281.44 Kb) 16 Jan 2023 Variation Response PDF (124.37 Kb) 20 Jan 2023 Stakeholder Announcement PDF (217.06 Kb) 20 Jan 2023
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1529 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1527 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1528 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 22 Oct 2021 1 files Surveillance report 21 Apr 2022 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (156.22 Kb) 06 Jan 2022 Variation Response PDF (120.02 Kb) 14 Jan 2022 Variation Request PDF (220.76 Kb) 14 Apr 2022 Variation Response PDF (124.30 Kb) 18 May 2022 Variation Request PDF (234.63 Kb) 05 Aug 2022 Variation Response PDF (136.47 Kb) 08 Aug 2022
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Expedited Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1529 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1523 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1527 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1528 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1522 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Expedited audit
Documents Published on Files Announcement expedited audit 05 Jul 2021 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Cancellation notice PDF (117.11 Kb) 06 Aug 2021
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2020)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1529 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1523 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1527 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1528 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1522 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 07 May 2020 1 files Surveillance report 19 Mar 2021 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (222.35 Kb) 18 Nov 2020 Variation Response PDF (138.26 Kb) 04 Dec 2020 Variation Request PDF (207.95 Kb) 23 Dec 2020 Variation Response PDF (128.81 Kb) 24 Dec 2020 Variation Request PDF (205.09 Kb) 10 Feb 2021 Variation Response PDF (128.17 Kb) 12 Feb 2021
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1529 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1523 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1527 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1526 Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1524 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1528 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1522 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 30 Aug 2019 1 files Surveillance report 03 Jan 2020 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: RBF announcement PDF (147.67 Kb) 04 Sep 2019
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