Certifier : 
MRAG Americas, Inc.
Certified status : 
Withdrawn

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
    Certificate withdrawn 14 Jun 2017 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised Corrective action plan 30 May 2017 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised corrective action plan announcement 30 May 2017 1 files
    Variation Request 02 Aug 2016 1 files
    Variation Response 02 Aug 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Jan 2016 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Notice of suspension of MSC Certificates 17 Dec 2015 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (92.55 Kb) 14 Jun 2017
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised corrective action plan announcement PDF (188.56 Kb) 30 May 2017
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised Corrective action plan PDF (157.04 Kb) 30 May 2017
    Variation Request PDF (116.79 Kb) 02 Aug 2016
    Variation Response PDF (289.21 Kb) 02 Aug 2016
    Stakeholder Announcement: Notice of suspension of MSC Certificates PDF (59.03 Kb) 17 Dec 2015
  • Initial Assessment (started 2009)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0363 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0364 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0456 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0365 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 08 Aug 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 08 Aug 2011 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 23 Jun 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 23 Jun 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 04 May 2011 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 04 May 2011 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 09 Mar 2010 2 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Site visits postponed 30 Mar 2010 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 12 Feb 2010 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 17 Nov 2009 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 17 Nov 2009 2 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0363 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0364 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0456 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0365 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Sep 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Jan 2016 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 04 Dec 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0363 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0364 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0365 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0456 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 Jul 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 Sep 2014 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 20 Jun 2014 1 files
    Variation Response 25 Jun 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0363 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0364 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0365 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 17 Sep 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 05 Nov 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0363 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0364 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0365 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0456 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 May 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Jul 2012 1 files