Limfjord blue shell mussel (rope grown)

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: Surveillance Audit DAte	30 Oct 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Oct 2024	1 files
  Other document	20 Jun 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 Sep 2023	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Jun 2023	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	17 Oct 2022	1 files
  Public certification report	17 Oct 2022	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Other document	PDF (212.59 Kb)	20 Jun 2024
  Vessel List	PDF (224.91 Kb)	17 Oct 2022
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (123.04 Kb)	12 Aug 2019
  Other document: List of operator sites	PDF (107.04 Kb)	16 Apr 2018

• Re-Assessment (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	17 Oct 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	17 Oct 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (143.75 Kb)	17 Oct 2022

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	22 Sep 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	22 Sep 2022	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	02 Aug 2022	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	02 Aug 2022	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	06 Apr 2022	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	19 Jan 2022	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	19 Jan 2022	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	05 Apr 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Oct 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance Audit DAte	PDF (171.92 Kb)	30 Oct 2024

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Jun 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 Sep 2023	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	14 Feb 2017	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	14 Feb 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	12 Jan 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	12 Jan 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	01 Dec 2016	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	01 Dec 2016	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	12 Jul 2016	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	24 Mar 2016	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	25 Oct 2016	1 files
  Assessment timeline	25 Oct 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Feb 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 May 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Mar 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Jun 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Apr 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Aug 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	25 May 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	05 Sep 2018	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2009)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	26 Apr 2012	1 files
  Public certification announcement	26 Apr 2012	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	29 Mar 2012	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	29 Mar 2012	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	02 Feb 2012	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	02 Feb 2012	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	04 Feb 2011	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Response	PDF (70.92 Kb)	22 Mar 2013
  Variation Request	PDF (288.55 Kb)	22 Mar 2013

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	20 Feb 2010	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	13 Jul 2009	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	11 Aug 2011	3 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 Mar 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 Jun 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	16 Apr 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	02 Jul 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Dec 2013	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 Feb 2014	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0125	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0772	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 Mar 2013	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 May 2013	1 files

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