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Global Trust Certification Ltd.
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Certified
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20 Aug 2015
Certificate expires : 
19 Feb 2026

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 04 Jul 2023 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 Apr 2023 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit after the certificate anniversary 16 Feb 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 Jul 2022 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 15 Apr 2022 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit after the certificate anniversary PDF (102.87 Kb) 16 Feb 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit after certificate anniversary PDF (98.74 Kb) 14 Feb 2022
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (186.14 Kb) 15 Feb 2021
    Variation Response PDF (121.54 Kb) 15 Nov 2019
    Variation Request PDF (218.92 Kb) 06 Nov 2019
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (275.91 Kb) 12 Aug 2019
    Stakeholder Announcement: Transfer of fishery certificate and change of CAB PDF (134.86 Kb) 07 Aug 2019
    Vessel List PDF (163.79 Kb) 29 Apr 2019
    Vessel List PDF (497.47 Kb) 13 Apr 2018
    Vessel List PDF (504.88 Kb) 07 Jun 2017
  • Re-Assessment (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1009 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1006 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1008 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1007 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1012 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1011 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1010 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1023 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 05 Jan 2021 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 05 Jan 2021 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 30 Nov 2020 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 30 Nov 2020 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 27 Oct 2020 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 27 Oct 2020 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 10 Mar 2020 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 23 Dec 2019 1 files
    Stakeholder input 28 Jan 2020 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder notification for use of RBF PDF (118.96 Kb) 23 Dec 2019
    Stakeholder Announcement: Announcment of use of Risk Based Framework (RBF) PDF (157.50 Kb) 07 Jan 2020
    Variation Request PDF (236.50 Kb) 14 Jan 2020
    Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of site visit dates and locations PDF (143.87 Kb) 21 Jan 2020
    Variation Response PDF (140.79 Kb) 30 Jan 2020

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 23 Dec 2019 1 files
    Use of the RBF 07 Jan 2020 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 31 Mar 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1007 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1008 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1006 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1009 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1011 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1010 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1012 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1023 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 Apr 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 Jul 2023 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1006 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1008 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1009 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1007 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1012 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1011 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1010 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1023 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 15 Apr 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 Jul 2022 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1023 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 08 Oct 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 19 Aug 2015 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 21 Jul 2015 1 files
    Final report and determination 21 Jul 2015 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 09 Jun 2015 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 09 Jun 2015 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 08 Aug 2014 1 files
    Peer review confirmation 16 Mar 2015 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 16 Sep 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (184.57 Kb)
    Other: Certificate Sharing PDF (46.91 Kb)
    Variation Request PDF (331.41 Kb)

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree confirmation 16 Sep 2013 1 files
    Assessment tree announcement 17 Sep 2013 1 files
    Use of the RBF 17 Sep 2013 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 11 Jun 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 07 Jun 2013 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 20 Aug 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Split into four separate assessments PDF (106.25 Kb) 19 Aug 2013

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 23 Jan 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1006 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1007 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1009 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1008 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1012 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1011 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1010 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1023 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Aug 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Oct 2016 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1007 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1006 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1008 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1009 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1012 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1011 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1010 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 08 Oct 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 19 Aug 2015 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Vessel List PDF (11.15 Kb) 19 Aug 2015

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 21 Jul 2015 1 files
    Final report and determination 21 Jul 2015 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 09 Jun 2015 1 files
    Public comment draft report 05 Jun 2015 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 08 Aug 2014 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 16 Sep 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (184.57 Kb)
    Other: Certificate Sharing PDF (46.91 Kb)
    Variation Request PDF (331.41 Kb)

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree confirmation 16 Sep 2013 1 files
    Assessment tree announcement 17 Sep 2013 1 files
    Use of the RBF 17 Sep 2013 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 11 Jun 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 07 Jun 2013 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 20 Aug 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Split into four separate assessments PDF (106.25 Kb) 19 Aug 2013

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 23 Jan 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1007 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1006 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1009 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1008 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1012 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1011 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1010 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1023 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 04 Sep 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Dec 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1006 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1008 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1009 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1007 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1011 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1012 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1010 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1017 Lake(=Common)whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1020 Lake(=Common)whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1027 Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) Trawls - Other 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1023 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1015 White bass (Morone chrysops) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1016 White bass (Morone chrysops) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1014 White perch (Morone americana) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1013 White perch (Morone americana) Traps - Fyke nets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Jan 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 Apr 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1006 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1009 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1008 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1007 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1011 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1012 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)
      UoC-1010 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 24 Aug 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 30 Nov 2017 1 files