FPO Icelandic capelin

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
  Announcement Comment Draft Report = Open consultation	29 Apr 2026	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	29 Apr 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement = Open consultation	29 Apr 2026	1 files
  Timeline: Timeline	29 Apr 2026	1 files
  Scope declaration template	27 Apr 2026	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delay in surveillance audit	23 Mar 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 Jul 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delay in surveillance audit	PDF (191.43 Kb)	23 Mar 2026
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (179.44 Kb)	03 Feb 2022

• Re-Assessment (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2512	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2513	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	29 Apr 2026	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	27 Apr 2026	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	29 Apr 2026	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	29 Apr 2026	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2512	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2513	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	01 Feb 2022	1 files
  Public certification report	01 Feb 2022	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	04 Jan 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination	04 Jan 2022	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	30 Nov 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	30 Nov 2021	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	20 Oct 2021	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	14 Jun 2021	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (407.29 Kb)	17 Jun 2021
  Variation Response	PDF (117.12 Kb)	23 Jun 2021

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	14 Jun 2021	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	29 Dec 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2512	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2513	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Apr 2026	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2512	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2513	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 Apr 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 Jul 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2512	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2513	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	22 May 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	16 Aug 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2512	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2513	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 Mar 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Jun 2023	1 files

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