- Certifier :
- Bureau Veritas Certification
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 28 Nov 2013
- Certificate expires :
- 03 Sep 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.
This fishery includes units that were previously covered by the Compagnie des Pêches de St Malo and Euronor Northeast Arctic cod and haddock fishery and Euronor and Compagnie des Peches de St Malo saithe fishery.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Variation Response 09 Feb 2026 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Merge and change of fishery name 06 Feb 2026 1 files Surveillance audit announcement = Open consultation 06 Feb 2026 1 files Variation Request 02 Feb 2026 1 files Surveillance report 11 Jun 2025 1 files Gap analysis 26 Mar 2025 1 files Vessel List 26 Mar 2025 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Vessel List PDF (126.17 Kb) 26 Mar 2025 Gap analysis PDF (302.15 Kb) 26 Mar 2025 Stakeholder Announcement: Notification of fishery merger and change of name PDF (116.45 Kb) 25 Feb 2025 Vessel List PDF (124.30 Kb) 06 Feb 2025 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (42.65 Kb) 05 Aug 2019 Vessel List PDF (51.89 Kb) 10 May 2019 Vessel List PDF (51.48 Kb) 13 Nov 2018 Variation Response PDF (429.36 Kb) 28 Sep 2018 Variation Request PDF (117.22 Kb) 26 Sep 2018 Variation Response PDF (359.56 Kb) 15 Aug 2018 Variation Request PDF (64.89 Kb) 09 Aug 2018 Variation Response PDF (427.60 Kb) 14 May 2018 Variation Request PDF (58.54 Kb) 07 May 2018 -
Reassessment v2.3
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-3221 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 27 Mar 2024 1 files Public certification report announcement 27 Mar 2024 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public Comment Draft Report 29 Jan 2024 1 files Public Comment Draft Report announcement 29 Jan 2024 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 05 Jul 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (149.46 Kb) 25 Aug 2023 Variation Response PDF (120.97 Kb) 16 Oct 2023 Variation Request PDF (185.22 Kb) 07 Nov 2023 Variation Response PDF (123.20 Kb) 17 Nov 2023
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 27 Feb 2023 1 files
Timeline
Documents Published on Files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final Draft Report and determination 05 Mar 2024 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 05 Mar 2024 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 27 Feb 2023 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Timeline 27 Feb 2023 1 files Assessment timeline 16 Jan 2024 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2026)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-3221 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-3248 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-3250 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-3869 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-3868 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 06 Feb 2026 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Response PDF (136.52 Kb) 09 Feb 2026
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-3221 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-3248 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-3250 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 06 Mar 2025 1 files Surveillance report 11 Jun 2025 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (197.78 Kb) 02 Feb 2026 Stakeholder Announcement: Merge and change of fishery name PDF (116.60 Kb) 06 Feb 2026
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Expedited Audit
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-3221 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Expedited audit
Documents Published on Files Announcement expedited audit 05 Jul 2024 1 files Expedited audit report 04 Sep 2024 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (307.72 Kb) 01 Aug 2024 Variation Request PDF (203.79 Kb) 19 Aug 2024 Variation Response PDF (117.88 Kb) 22 Aug 2024 Variation Response PDF (118.40 Kb) 29 Aug 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: Notification of Change of dates for expedited audit site vist PDF (107.24 Kb) 02 Sep 2024 Other document PDF (216.33 Kb) 04 Sep 2024
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Re-Assessment
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 26 Apr 2019 1 files Public certification report announcement 26 Apr 2019 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 02 Apr 2019 1 files Final report and determination announcement 02 Apr 2019 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 29 Jan 2019 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 29 Jan 2019 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 11 Dec 2018 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 24 May 2018 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 22 May 2018 1 files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 01 Oct 2018 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-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 27 Feb 2023 1 files Surveillance report 11 May 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Expedited audit announcement PDF (244.94 Kb) 31 Mar 2023 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (188.12 Kb) 22 Nov 2023
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 22 Mar 2022 1 files Surveillance report 26 May 2022 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-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 15 Mar 2021 1 files Surveillance report 15 Jun 2021 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2020)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 12 Mar 2020 1 files Surveillance report 18 Jun 2020 1 files
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Initial Assessment
(started 2012)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 28 Nov 2013 1 files Public certification announcement 28 Nov 2013 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 03 Oct 2013 1 files Final report and determination announcement 03 Oct 2013 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 30 Jul 2013 2 files Public comment draft report announcement 30 Jul 2013 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 07 Aug 2012 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other: Revised Timeline PDF (225.16 Kb) 30 May 2013
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 26 Jun 2012 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Stakeholder announcement 07 Jun 2012 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 16 Oct 2017 1 files Surveillance report 25 Jan 2018 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 10 Jan 2017 1 files Surveillance report 04 May 2017 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (65.34 Kb) 24 Apr 2017 Variation Response PDF (236.71 Kb) 24 Apr 2017
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2015)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 17 Dec 2015 1 files Surveillance report 19 May 2016 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2014)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 23 Dec 2014 1 files Surveillance report 17 Feb 2015 1 files
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