Certifier : 
Global Trust Certification Ltd.
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.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

Some or all units that participated in this fishery are now covered by another assessment. Please see the Canada northern and striped shrimp fishery for more information. 

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Certificate withdrawn 05 Sep 2012 1 files
    List of client group members 12 Jun 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised assessment timeline 01 Jun 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 25 Oct 2011 1 files
    Public certification report 20 Oct 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination 29 Sep 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 29 Sep 2011 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0556 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 20 Oct 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 25 Oct 2011 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate withdrawn 05 Sep 2012 1 files
    List of client group members 12 Jun 2012 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 29 Sep 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 29 Sep 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 27 Jul 2011 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 26 Jul 2011 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised assessment timeline 01 Jun 2011 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 25 Nov 2010 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 09 Sep 2010 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 17 Sep 2010 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    List of client group members 12 Jun 2012 1 files