ISF Iceland northern shrimp - inshore and offshore

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 Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	30 Oct 2024	1 files
  Public certification report	30 Oct 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	30 Oct 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	22 Aug 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	22 Aug 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	23 Jul 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	18 Jul 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Variation Response	PDF (388.11 Kb)	23 Jul 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (159.14 Kb)	17 Jul 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Notification of accepted VR for team members to attend site visit remotely	PDF (107.34 Kb)	07 Nov 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (110.69 Kb)	02 Nov 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (172.38 Kb)	24 Oct 2023
  Other document: Withdrawal of UoC 2 (Inshore, Eldey)	PDF (143.28 Kb)	03 Jan 2023
  Change of Conformity Assessment Body	PDF (133.12 Kb)	02 Sep 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (125.52 Kb)	28 Aug 2019
  Other document: ISF Shareholder List	PDF (38.50 Kb)	14 Jun 2019
  Other document: List of ISF shareholders 20190527	PDF (36.68 Kb)	27 May 2019
  Other document: List of ISF shareholders 20190318	PDF (36.66 Kb)	18 Mar 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (307.38 Kb)	15 Aug 2018
  Variation Response	PDF (308.13 Kb)	19 Jul 2018
  Variation Request	PDF (838.98 Kb)	19 Jul 2018
  Variation Request	PDF (696.32 Kb)	09 Jul 2018
  Other document: Changed name of fishery	PDF (84.38 Kb)	28 Jun 2018
  Variation Response	PDF (307.62 Kb)	20 Jun 2018
  Variation Request	PDF (132.40 Kb)	01 Jun 2018
  Other document: List of ISF shareholders	PDF (35.75 Kb)	14 May 2018

• Reassessment v2.3 (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1751	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1753	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1754	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1755	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	30 Oct 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	30 Oct 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (329.88 Kb)	30 Oct 2024

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	18 Jul 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	18 Jul 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	17 Apr 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (303.24 Kb)	12 Apr 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (114.69 Kb)	26 Apr 2024

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	28 Jul 2023	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	22 Aug 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	22 Aug 2024	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	28 Jul 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	28 Jul 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	28 Jul 2023	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1755	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1753	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1757	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1754	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1751	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1752	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1756	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	27 Oct 2018	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	27 Oct 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination announcement	02 Oct 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination	02 Oct 2018	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	15 Aug 2018	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	15 Aug 2018	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	24 Apr 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Any new information relating to the fishery	PDF (70.84 Kb)	11 Jun 2018
  Other document: Revised timeline	PDF (60.61 Kb)	11 Jun 2018

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	24 Oct 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	11 Jun 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1755	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1753	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1754	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1751	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	28 Oct 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Jul 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (171.06 Kb)	31 Jan 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (260.52 Kb)	06 Feb 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Notification - MSC’s Acceptance of a Variation Request - Revise the deadline for closing condition on PI 1.1.1	PDF (115.41 Kb)	08 Feb 2024

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1754	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1751	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1755	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1753	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1752	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Sep 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	03 Jan 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1751	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1755	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1754	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1752	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1753	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	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-1755	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1753	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1751	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1754	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1752	Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

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

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