Certifier : 
Global Trust Certification Ltd.
Certified status : 
Combined with another assessment
Certified since : 
20 Oct 2011

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    Certificate withdrawn 05 Sep 2012 1 files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 File type Published on
    List of client group members PDF (134.34 Kb) 12 Jun 2012
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (463.96 Kb) 05 Sep 2012

    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 File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised assessment timeline PDF (279.22 Kb) 01 Jun 2011

    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 File type Published on
    List of client group members PDF (256.11 Kb) 12 Jun 2012