FISF Faroe Islands North East Arctic cold water prawn

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	21 Apr 2026	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder announcemnt	18 Mar 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	17 Mar 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	03 Mar 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 Dec 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Variation Response Annoauncement	01 Dec 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delay in surveillance audit	05 Nov 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder announcemnt	PDF (185.55 Kb)	18 Mar 2026
  Variation Response	PDF (113.39 Kb)	17 Mar 2026
  Variation Request	PDF (203.13 Kb)	03 Mar 2026
  Stakeholder Announcement: Variation Response Annoauncement	PDF (174.76 Kb)	01 Dec 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (40.74 Kb)	21 Nov 2025
  Variation Request	PDF (197.98 Kb)	13 Nov 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delay in surveillance audit	PDF (133.00 Kb)	05 Nov 2025
  Vessel List	PDF (161.70 Kb)	03 Mar 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change of CAB notification	PDF (129.74 Kb)	25 Mar 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder notification of assessors attending site visit remotely	PDF (108.21 Kb)	28 Oct 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delay to reassessment announcement	PDF (108.49 Kb)	07 Sep 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (117.17 Kb)	07 Sep 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (153.25 Kb)	05 Sep 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (120.03 Kb)	25 Apr 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (236.46 Kb)	25 Apr 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Notification of SA after certificate anniversary	PDF (104.02 Kb)	13 Apr 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change of CAB	PDF (114.88 Kb)	10 Nov 2022
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change of CAB	PDF (115.10 Kb)	08 Nov 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (135.53 Kb)	02 Feb 2022
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (162.54 Kb)	11 Mar 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (63.54 Kb)	11 Mar 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (63.10 Kb)	07 Jan 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (83.67 Kb)	23 Dec 2019
  Other document: Removal of company on certificate	PDF (55.96 Kb)	23 Dec 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (110.93 Kb)	20 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (102.42 Kb)	20 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (102.44 Kb)	20 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (102.93 Kb)	20 Aug 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (84.03 Kb)	01 Jul 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (83.85 Kb)	24 Jan 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (83.79 Kb)	21 Feb 2018
  Other document: Announce ment scope extension and gap analysis	PDF (42.49 Kb)	13 Sep 2016
  Other document: Announce ment scope extension and gap analysis	PDF (42.49 Kb)	13 Sep 2016

• Re-Assessment (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3133	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0765	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	06 Nov 2024	1 files
  Public certification report	06 Nov 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	26 Jul 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	06 Aug 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	17 Jan 2024	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	28 Sep 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	20 Oct 2023	1 files
  Variation Response	25 Oct 2023	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	05 Aug 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	19 Aug 2024	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	02 Oct 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	02 Oct 2024	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	28 Sep 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	28 Sep 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change of team members	20 May 2024	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	28 Sep 2023	1 files
  Assessment timeline	28 Sep 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3133	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 Dec 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 Apr 2026	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	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 announcement	22 Nov 2018	1 files
  Public certification report	22 Nov 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	03 Apr 2025	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	26 Sep 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	26 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

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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-0765	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Sep 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	12 Jan 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	12 Jan 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 Apr 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 Jul 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 Aug 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	27 Jan 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	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	21 Dec 2019	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	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	05 Dec 2013	1 files
  Public certification announcement	05 Dec 2013	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	05 Dec 2013	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	07 Nov 2013	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	07 Nov 2013	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Notice of intent to review new information	12 Nov 2013	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	27 Aug 2013	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	27 Aug 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	20 Sep 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-0765	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	19 Dec 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	11 Oct 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	03 Feb 2017	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	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	18 May 2017	1 files
  Public certification report	18 May 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	20 Apr 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	20 Apr 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	27 Feb 2017	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	28 Feb 2017	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	15 Nov 2016	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	28 Nov 2016	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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• Scope Extension (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	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	11 Apr 2017	1 files
  Public certification report	11 Apr 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	09 Mar 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	14 Mar 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	17 Jan 2017	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	19 Jan 2017	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	24 Oct 2016	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	14 Nov 2016	1 files

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  Expedited audit announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Expedited assessment announcement	13 Sep 2016	1 files
  Gap Analysis	08 Sep 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Gap analysis	22 Nov 2016	1 files
  Variation Request	22 Nov 2016	2 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0765	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-0765	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Oct 2014	2 files
  Surveillance report	16 Dec 2014	1 files

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