North Menai Strait mussel

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.

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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Surveillance report	20 Aug 2020	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 May 2020	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	01 Aug 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	25 Jul 2019	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	30 Apr 2019	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (177.31 Kb)	01 Aug 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	10 May 2016	1 files
  Public certification report	12 May 2016	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	14 Apr 2016	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	19 Apr 2016	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	08 Mar 2016	1 files
  Public comment draft report	08 Mar 2016	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	22 Dec 2015	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Use of the RBF	30 Jun 2015	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	29 Jun 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 May 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Aug 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	30 Apr 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	25 Jul 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	15 May 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	14 Aug 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	11 May 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Aug 2017	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	08 May 2012	1 files
  Public certification announcement	08 May 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	14 Feb 2012	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	14 Feb 2012	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	17 Nov 2011	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	16 Aug 2011	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed assessment team	17 Nov 2011	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2009)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	29 Oct 2010	1 files
  Public certification announcement	01 Nov 2010	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	30 Sep 2010	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	30 Sep 2010	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	03 Aug 2010	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	03 Aug 2010	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	14 Jan 2010	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	10 Jul 2009	1 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	13 Oct 2009	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	09 Apr 2009	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	09 Apr 2009	2 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 Oct 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Nov 2014	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	15 Aug 2013	1 files
  Surveillance report	10 Oct 2013	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	28 Aug 2012	1 files
  Surveillance report	01 Nov 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Response	PDF (194.19 Kb)	01 Nov 2012
  Variation Request	PDF (381.81 Kb)	01 Nov 2012
  Stakeholder Announcement: Conwy Bay seed collection area added to existing Unit of Certification	PDF (100.65 Kb)	01 Nov 2012

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0141	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	16 Aug 2011	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 Nov 2011	1 files

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