Certifier : 
Acoura Marine Limited trading as LRQA
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
17 May 2011
Certificate expires : 
17 May 2017

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: Notice of suspension 19 May 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Oct 2016 1 files
    Variation Response 27 Sep 2016 1 files
    Variation Request 19 Sep 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 23 Oct 2015 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0265 Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0120 Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 17 May 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 17 May 2011 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Notice of suspension PDF (14.23 Kb) 19 May 2014

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 14 Apr 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 14 Apr 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 01 Mar 2011 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 01 Mar 2011 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 17 Sep 2008 2 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Multiple announcements PDF (48.53 Kb) 20 Mar 2013

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 17 Sep 2008 2 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 08 Aug 2008 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 23 Nov 2010 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0120 Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance report 13 Oct 2016 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (400.08 Kb) 19 Sep 2016
    Variation Response PDF (232.73 Kb) 27 Sep 2016

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0265 Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0120 Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Jun 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 23 Oct 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0120 Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 31 Jul 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 26 Jun 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0120 Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 May 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 01 Aug 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0120 Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 20 Mar 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 05 Jul 2012 1 files