- Certifier :
- Control Union (UK) Limited
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 13 Jul 2017
- Certificate expires :
- 19 Jul 2028
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.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Surveillance report 12 Jan 2026 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 10 Oct 2025 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 2 surveillance 17 Jul 2025 1 files Surveillance report 27 Sep 2024 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 28 Jun 2024 1 files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 28 Aug 2023 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Change to fishery name 31 Jul 2023 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 2 surveillance PDF (235.30 Kb) 17 Jul 2025 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (2293.76 Kb) 28 Aug 2023 Stakeholder Announcement: Change to fishery name PDF (503.78 Kb) 31 Jul 2023 Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed reassessment announcement PDF (500.91 Kb) 18 Apr 2022 Stakeholder Announcement: Merging certificates PDF (519.46 Kb) 18 Apr 2022 Variation Response PDF (124.82 Kb) 10 Mar 2022 Variation Request PDF (172.78 Kb) 08 Mar 2022 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (149.12 Kb) 17 Jun 2019 -
Re-Assessment
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-2699 Freshwater bream (Abramis brama) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets and entangling nets: gill nets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-2698 Freshwater bream (Abramis brama) Traps: Fish traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-2697 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets and entangling nets: Gill nets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-2696 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Traps: Fish Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1379 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-2692 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1381 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1382 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-2693 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1380 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-2700 Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) Traps: Crayfish cages 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report announcement 20 Jul 2023 1 files Public certification report 20 Jul 2023 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Variation Request 23 Dec 2022 1 files Variation Response 11 Jan 2023 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final draft report and determination 23 Jun 2023 1 files Final draft report and determination announcement 23 Jun 2023 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 20 Apr 2023 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 22 Mar 2023 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 21 Sep 2022 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 22 Apr 2022 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Use of the RBF 22 Apr 2022 1 files Fishery announcement template 22 Apr 2022 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Stakeholder Announcement: Change to site visit dates 22 Jun 2022 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 23 Jun 2023 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-2692 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1381 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1379 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1380 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1382 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-2693 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 10 Oct 2025 1 files Surveillance report 12 Jan 2026 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-2692 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1379 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1381 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1380 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-2693 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1382 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 28 Jun 2024 1 files Surveillance report 27 Sep 2024 1 files
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Initial assessment
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1381 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1379 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1380 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1382 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 13 Jul 2017 1 files Public certification report announcement 13 Jul 2017 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Other document: Certificate sharing agreement 03 Aug 2017 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 13 Jun 2017 1 files Final report and determination announcement 13 Jun 2017 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 20 Apr 2017 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 20 Apr 2017 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Other document: Revised Timeline 29 Mar 2017 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 10 Jan 2017 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Other document: Revised Timeline 29 Dec 2016 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 18 Jul 2016 1 files Use of the RBF 18 Jul 2016 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 28 Mar 2017 1 files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 04 Apr 2017 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1381 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1379 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1382 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1380 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 20 May 2022 1 files Surveillance report 11 Oct 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1379 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1381 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1380 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1382 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 18 Dec 2019 1 files Surveillance report 12 Mar 2020 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1381 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1379 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1380 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1382 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 05 Dec 2018 1 files Surveillance report 11 Mar 2019 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1381 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1379 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1380 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) UoC-1382 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 08 Dec 2017 1 files Surveillance report 08 Mar 2018 1 files
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