- Certifier :
- UCSL United Certification Systems Limited
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 05 Mar 2020
- Certificate expires :
- 26 Jan 2031
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 Public certification report 27 Jan 2026 1 files Public certification report announcement 27 Jan 2026 1 files Final Draft Report and determination 24 Dec 2025 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 24 Dec 2025 1 files Public Comment Draft Report 28 Oct 2025 1 files Public Comment Draft Report announcement 28 Oct 2025 1 files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 03 Oct 2025 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Stakeholder Announcement: The Fishery certificate validity extended PDF (123.14 Kb) 12 Aug 2025 Variation Response PDF (120.59 Kb) 11 Aug 2025 Variation Request PDF (158.75 Kb) 29 Jul 2025 Variation Response PDF (117.58 Kb) 23 Apr 2025 Variation Request PDF (147.89 Kb) 17 Apr 2025 Variation Response PDF (120.37 Kb) 27 Nov 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: IPI-announcement for NNCC stock PDF (155.21 Kb) 31 Oct 2024 Vessel List PDF (24.51 Kb) 11 Oct 2024 Vessel List PDF (24.51 Kb) 11 Oct 2024 Vessel List PDF (11.13 Kb) 08 Nov 2023 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (2368.69 Kb) 30 Oct 2023 Variation Response PDF (314.26 Kb) 24 Oct 2023 Variation Request PDF (280.62 Kb) 17 Oct 2023 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (70.77 Kb) 05 Mar 2020 Vessel List PDF (59.96 Kb) 05 Mar 2020 Other document: Change of assessment team member PDF (37.83 Kb) 03 Jul 2019 Variation Response PDF (498.38 Kb) 14 Sep 2018 Variation Request PDF (345.22 Kb) 10 Sep 2018 -
Re-Assessment
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1875 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1876 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 27 Jan 2026 1 files Public certification report announcement 27 Jan 2026 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 03 Oct 2025 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public Comment Draft Report 28 Oct 2025 1 files Public Comment Draft Report announcement 28 Oct 2025 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 30 Jul 2025 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 03 May 2025 1 files
Timeline
Documents Published on Files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final Draft Report and determination 24 Dec 2025 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 24 Dec 2025 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Scope declaration template 03 May 2025 1 files Fishery announcement template 03 May 2025 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Stakeholder Announcement: Extended deadline for the RA announcement 12 Dec 2024 1 files Variation Request 19 Nov 2024 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Timeline 03 May 2025 1 files
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Initial assessment
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1875 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1876 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report announcement 05 Mar 2020 1 files Public certification report 05 Mar 2020 1 files There was an objection accepted to the final report and determination for this fishery.
The Independent Adjudicator’s final decision is included in the Public Certification Report.
Please email standards@msc.org to request the documents related to this objection.
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 24 Sep 2019 1 files Final report and determination announcement 24 Sep 2019 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 20 Jun 2019 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 21 Jun 2019 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 09 Apr 2019 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 22 Oct 2018 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 12 Jun 2019 1 files Assessment timeline 12 Jun 2019 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-1875 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1876 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 03 May 2025 1 files Surveillance report 29 Jul 2025 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-1875 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1876 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 29 Jan 2024 1 files Surveillance report 31 Oct 2024 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Stakeholder Announcement: Report deadline extended to Nov 01 25 Sep 2024 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance report deadline extended until 30th June 2024 29 Apr 2024 1 files Variation Request 17 Sep 2024 1 files Variation Response 20 Sep 2024 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1875 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1876 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 03 Feb 2023 1 files Surveillance report 02 Jun 2023 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Stakeholder Announcement: Delay in report submission 02 Jun 2023 1 files Variation Request 26 May 2023 1 files Variation Response 31 May 2023 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1875 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1876 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 19 Jan 2022 1 files Surveillance report 18 Apr 2022 1 files
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