Marine Stewardship Council
Certifier : 
UCSL United Certification Systems Limited
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
17 Nov 2022
Certificate expires : 
17 Nov 2027

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 23 Dec 2025 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 13 Oct 2025 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Oct 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 24 Jan 2025 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 13 Dec 2024 1 files
    Vessel List 11 Nov 2024 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Nov 2024 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Variation Response PDF (121.36 Kb) 13 Aug 2021
    Variation Request PDF (262.10 Kb) 09 Aug 2021
  • Initial assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2541 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 17 Nov 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 17 Nov 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 17 Nov 2022 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 18 Oct 2022 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 18 Oct 2022 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 12 Aug 2022 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 12 Aug 2022 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 19 Jan 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: Updated timeline 07 Jun 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 10 Aug 2021 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document 19 Aug 2021 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised site visit and assessment team 20 Oct 2021 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 21 Oct 2021 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 24 Oct 2022 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2541 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Oct 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 23 Dec 2025 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 13 Oct 2025 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2541 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Nov 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 24 Jan 2025 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 13 Dec 2024 1 files
    Vessel List 11 Nov 2024 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2541 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 19 Oct 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 22 Feb 2024 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 18 Sep 2024 1 files