Germany North Sea saithe trawl

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
  Stakeholder Announcement	02 Jun 2026	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report = Open consultation	29 May 2026	1 files
  Scope extension announcement = Open consultation	29 May 2026	1 files
  Use of the RBF = Open consultation	29 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	28 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	14 May 2026	1 files
  Expedited audit report	30 May 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Notice of Intent to suspend	PDF (290.81 Kb)	30 May 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (278.20 Kb)	18 Mar 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (121.31 Kb)	28 Feb 2025
  Variation Request	PDF (248.27 Kb)	27 Feb 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (231.08 Kb)	03 Feb 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (119.54 Kb)	31 Jan 2025
  Variation Request	PDF (248.09 Kb)	30 Jan 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (219.16 Kb)	17 Dec 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (115.55 Kb)	16 Dec 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (247.89 Kb)	13 Dec 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (218.98 Kb)	10 Oct 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (117.38 Kb)	08 Oct 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (252.90 Kb)	08 Oct 2024
  Vessel List	PDF (302.39 Kb)	07 Jun 2024
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (160.85 Kb)	06 Jun 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (119.03 Kb)	03 Apr 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (248.71 Kb)	27 Mar 2024
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (160.85 Kb)	28 Nov 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (294.56 Kb)	02 Jun 2023
  Gap analysis	PDF (384.66 Kb)	02 Jun 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (114.47 Kb)	23 Dec 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (113.92 Kb)	21 Dec 2020
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change to vessel list	PDF (103.38 Kb)	01 Nov 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (148.12 Kb)	26 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (148.07 Kb)	30 May 2019
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change to client name	PDF (248.82 Kb)	22 Dec 2015

• Reassessment v2.3 (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	06 Jun 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	06 Jun 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	28 Mar 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	26 Mar 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	29 Nov 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Update on RBF use	22 Dec 2023	1 files
  Variation Request	01 Feb 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	19 Feb 2024	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	06 Jul 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	26 Jul 2023	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	10 May 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	10 May 2024	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Use of the RBF	06 Jul 2023	1 files
  Scope declaration template	06 Jul 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	06 Jul 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	05 Jul 2023	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3975	Anglerfishes nei (Lophiidae)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3974	Anglerfishes nei (Lophiidae)	Trawls - Otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3980	European hake (Merluccius merluccius)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3979	European hake (Merluccius merluccius)	Trawls - Otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3987	European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3986	European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3985	European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)	Trawls - Otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3978	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3977	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3976	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3982	Ling (Molva molva)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3981	Ling (Molva molva)	Trawls - Otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3984	Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3983	Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)	Trawls - Otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

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

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement	02 Jun 2026	1 files

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  Scope extension announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope extension announcement	29 May 2026	1 files
  Use of the RBF	29 May 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	14 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	28 May 2026	1 files

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• Expedited Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Expedited audit

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement expedited audit	31 Mar 2025	1 files
  Expedited audit report	30 May 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	22 May 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	28 May 2025	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	08 Oct 2018	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	08 Oct 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination announcement	03 Sep 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination	03 Sep 2018	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	26 Jun 2018	1 files
  Public comment draft report	26 Jun 2018	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	02 Feb 2018	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	29 Sep 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	19 Apr 2018	1 files
  Assessment timeline	19 Apr 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Jul 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Nov 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 Jun 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 Oct 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Sep 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	18 Dec 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Oct 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	14 Apr 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	14 Jan 2020	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	08 Oct 2013	1 files
  Public certification announcement	08 Oct 2013	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	23 Aug 2013	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	23 Aug 2013	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	03 Jul 2013	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	03 Jul 2013	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	13 Sep 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other: Curriculum Vitae: John Nichols	04 Apr 2013	1 files
  Other: Peer Reviewer Curriculum Vitae: Rudiger Voss	04 Apr 2013	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	13 Sep 2012	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	30 Aug 2012	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	18 Dec 2012	2 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Sep 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 Jan 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	13 Dec 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Oct 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	02 Feb 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Response	18 Dec 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	22 Dec 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 Apr 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	25 Sep 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 Nov 2014	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2006)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	08 Oct 2008	1 files
  Public certification announcement	08 Oct 2008	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	04 Sep 2008	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	04 Sep 2008	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	04 Jul 2008	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	04 Jul 2008	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	21 Sep 2007	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	15 Jun 2007	2 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	13 Sep 2007	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	05 Apr 2007	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Sep 2012	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Nov 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	23 Aug 2012	1 files
  Variation Response	23 Aug 2012	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Oct 2011	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 Dec 2011	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	18 Jan 2011	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Mar 2011	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2009)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0025	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	11 Dec 2009	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Apr 2010	1 files

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