Marine Stewardship Council
Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
22 Apr 2022
Certificate expires : 
21 Apr 2027

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 audit announcement = Open consultation 18 Jun 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Aug 2024 1 files
    Variation Response 10 Jun 2024 1 files
    Variation Request 21 May 2024 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 May 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Sep 2023 1 files
    Variation Response 12 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 (143.64 Kb) 21 Apr 2022
  • Initial assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2552 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2551 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Traps: Spat collectors 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 22 Apr 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 22 Apr 2022 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 30 Mar 2022 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 30 Mar 2022 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 25 Feb 2022 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 25 Feb 2022 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 12 Jan 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 23 Aug 2021 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (120.51 Kb) 07 Sep 2021

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 23 Aug 2021 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (258.67 Kb) 24 Aug 2021

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 23 Aug 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2552 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2551 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Traps: Spat collectors 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 18 Jun 2025 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2552 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2551 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Traps: Spat collectors 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 May 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Aug 2024 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (249.91 Kb) 21 May 2024
    Variation Response PDF (115.43 Kb) 10 Jun 2024

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2552 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2551 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Traps: Spat collectors 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Jun 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Sep 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (237.18 Kb) 31 May 2023
    Variation Response PDF (113.50 Kb) 12 Jun 2023