Certifier : 
Bureau Veritas Certification
Certified status : 
Withdrawn

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
    Certificate withdrawn 15 Nov 2021 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 18 May 2021 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 18 May 2021 1 files
    Public comment draft report 10 Mar 2021 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 10 Mar 2021 1 files
    Variation Response 09 Feb 2021 1 files
    Timeline: Assessment timeline 08 Feb 2021 1 files
  • Initial assessment (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2290 Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2289 Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Gear not know or not specified: Mussel larvae settle on ropes and it is grown at the raft 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 18 May 2021 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 18 May 2021 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.

    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (25.16 Kb) 15 Nov 2021

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 10 Mar 2021 1 files
    Public comment draft report 10 Mar 2021 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 25 Feb 2020 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 19 Nov 2019 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 19 Nov 2019 1 files
    Use of the RBF 19 Nov 2019 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (66.41 Kb) 05 Feb 2021
    Variation Response PDF (119.00 Kb) 09 Feb 2021
    Notice of intent to review new information PDF (147.61 Kb) 21 May 2020
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (62.09 Kb) 21 May 2020
    Notice of intent to review new information PDF (133.34 Kb) 25 Aug 2020

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 08 Feb 2021 1 files
    Timeline 19 Nov 2019 1 files