Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
06 Oct 2011
Certificate expires : 
05 Oct 2016

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
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate 03 Apr 2014 1 files
    Fishery Suspended 07 Oct 2013 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 16 Sep 2013 2 files
    Surveillance report 17 Jul 2012 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 May 2012 1 files
    Public certification announcement 06 Oct 2011 1 files
    Public certification report 06 Oct 2011 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0453 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0454 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 06 Oct 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 06 Oct 2011 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 09 Aug 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 09 Aug 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 28 Jun 2011 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 28 Jun 2011 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 21 Oct 2010 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 09 Sep 2010 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 27 Jul 2010 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 27 Jul 2010 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0453 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0454 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 16 Sep 2013 2 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate PDF (104.11 Kb) 03 Apr 2014
    Fishery Suspended PDF (38.80 Kb) 07 Oct 2013

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0453 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0454 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 May 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Jul 2012 1 files