Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
28 Aug 2009
Certificate expires : 
27 Aug 2014

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.

Please note this fishery is covered by another assessment - MINSA North East Atlantic mackerel.

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Variation Request 01 May 2014 1 files
    Variation Response 01 May 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 10 Sep 2013 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 06 Jun 2013 1 files
    Fishery Suspended 02 Apr 2012 1 files
    Other: Fishery Action Plan 26 Jun 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Action plan accepted 26 Mar 2013 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0001 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 24 Aug 2009 1 files
    Public certification announcement 24 Aug 2009 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 28 Jul 2009 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 28 Jul 2009 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 11 Jun 2009 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 11 Jun 2009 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 24 Nov 2008 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 22 Oct 2008 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 06 Aug 2008 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 06 Aug 2008 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0001 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 06 Jun 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 10 Sep 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (186.45 Kb) 01 May 2014
    Variation Request PDF (219.09 Kb) 01 May 2014

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0001 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 May 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Aug 2012 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (188.46 Kb) 24 Jan 2013
    Other: Fishery Action Plan PDF (164.02 Kb) 26 Jun 2012
    Stakeholder Announcement: Action plan accepted PDF (178.15 Kb) 26 Mar 2013
    Variation Request PDF (65.81 Kb) 24 Jan 2013

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0001 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 Mar 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 18 Aug 2011 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Fishery Suspended PDF (152.62 Kb) 02 Apr 2012

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0001 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 15 Jun 2010 1 files
    Surveillance report 24 Aug 2010 1 files