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.

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On 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
    Public certification report 20 Jul 2023 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 20 Jul 2023 1 files
    Timeline: Assessment timeline 23 Jun 2023 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    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)
    • 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 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-2692 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1381 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1382 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-2693 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1380 Pikeperch (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 File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (164.42 Kb) 23 Dec 2022
    Variation Response PDF (126.47 Kb) 11 Jan 2023

    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 File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change to site visit dates PDF (512.03 Kb) 22 Jun 2022

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 23 Jun 2023 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2692 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1379 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1381 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1380 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-2693 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1382 Pikeperch (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

  • Initial assessment (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1381 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1379 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1380 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1382 Pikeperch (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 File type Published on
    Other document: Certificate sharing agreement PDF (22.18 Kb) 03 Aug 2017

    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 File type Published on
    Other document: Revised Timeline PDF (159.68 Kb) 29 Mar 2017

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 10 Jan 2017 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document: Revised Timeline PDF (126.23 Kb) 29 Dec 2016

    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

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1381 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1379 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1382 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1380 Pikeperch (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

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1379 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1381 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1380 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1382 Pikeperch (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

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1381 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1379 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1380 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1382 Pikeperch (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

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1381 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1379 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1380 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters)
      UoC-1382 Pikeperch (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