ISF Iceland 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
  Surveillance report	16 Dec 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 Sep 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	19 Feb 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	05 Dec 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	05 Dec 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Oct 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Notification - Surveillance audit more than 30 days from date set out in surveillance schedule	30 Jul 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Notification - Surveillance audit more than 30 days from date set out in surveillance schedule	PDF (124.73 Kb)	30 Jul 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Ad hoc Stakeholder Notification of extension of the period prior to announcement of re-assessment	PDF (109.51 Kb)	14 Jan 2022
  Stakeholder Announcement: Ad hoc Stakeholder Notification of extension of the period prior to announcement of re-assessment	PDF (109.51 Kb)	14 Jan 2022
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (189.35 Kb)	23 Aug 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (140.37 Kb)	11 Jul 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (293.18 Kb)	14 Jun 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (420.06 Kb)	13 Jun 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (284.60 Kb)	27 May 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (287.17 Kb)	13 Mar 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (284.68 Kb)	04 Feb 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (281.56 Kb)	15 Jan 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (283.05 Kb)	18 Dec 2018
  List of client group members	PDF (282.62 Kb)	06 Dec 2018
  List of client group members	PDF (283.02 Kb)	11 Jun 2018
  List of client group members	PDF (247.95 Kb)	09 May 2018
  List of client group members	PDF (248.34 Kb)	10 Mar 2018
  List of client group members	PDF (248.29 Kb)	11 Jan 2018
  Other document: Certificate Sharing Mechanism	PDF (208.19 Kb)	18 May 2017
  Stakeholder Announcement: Certificate Sharing Mechanism	PDF (219.75 Kb)	18 May 2017

• Re-Assessment (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1355	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Seine Nets: Purse-seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1354	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	14 Oct 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	14 Oct 2022	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	14 Sep 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	14 Sep 2022	1 files

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  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

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	18 May 2022	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	16 Feb 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	04 Jan 2022	1 files
  Variation Response	06 Jan 2022	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	16 Feb 2022	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	24 Oct 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1355	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Seine Nets: Purse-seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1354	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 Sep 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	16 Dec 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1355	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Seine Nets: Purse-seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1354	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Oct 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	19 Feb 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	05 Dec 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	05 Dec 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1355	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Seine Nets: Purse-seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1354	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Nov 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 Jan 2024	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1355	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Seine Nets: Purse-seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1354	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	18 Apr 2017	1 files
  Public certification report	18 Apr 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	21 Mar 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	21 Mar 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	22 Dec 2016	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	22 Dec 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Eligibility Date	01 Mar 2017	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	23 Aug 2016	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	10 May 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Fishery Name Change	17 May 2016	1 files
  Other document: Revised Timeline	05 Dec 2016	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	21 Feb 2017	2 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1355	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Seine Nets: Purse-seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1354	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Oct 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Feb 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1355	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Seine Nets: Purse-seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1354	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Feb 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 May 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1355	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Seine Nets: Purse-seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1354	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	25 Jun 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	14 Oct 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1355	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Seine Nets: Purse-seine	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1354	Capelin (Mallotus villosus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 Aug 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	19 Nov 2018	1 files

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