Certifier : 
UCSL United Certification Systems Limited
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
26 Jan 2016
Certificate expires : 
24 Jul 2026

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 13 Feb 2024 1 files
    Variation Response 24 Oct 2023 1 files
    Variation Request 18 Oct 2023 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 17 Oct 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 May 2023 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Variation Response PDF (293.58 Kb) 24 Oct 2023
    Variation Request PDF (286.14 Kb) 18 Oct 2023
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (1744.73 Kb) 17 Oct 2023
    Vessel List PDF (372.88 Kb) 28 Apr 2023
    Vessel List PDF (101.04 Kb) 28 Jan 2022
    Vessel List PDF (99.78 Kb) 08 Oct 2021
    Vessel List PDF (110.11 Kb) 23 Jul 2021
    Vessel List PDF (108.91 Kb) 02 Feb 2021
    Vessel List PDF (108.85 Kb) 22 Jan 2021
    Vessel List PDF (108.85 Kb) 22 Jan 2021
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (148.60 Kb) 20 Jun 2019
    Variation Response PDF (363.76 Kb) 24 Apr 2018
    Variation Request PDF (83.00 Kb) 17 Apr 2018
    Vessel List PDF (498.79 Kb) 12 Oct 2017
    Stakeholder Announcement: Name Change PDF (248.04 Kb) 16 Feb 2016
  • Re-Assessment (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1156 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2326 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1157 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1519 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 20 Nov 2020 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 20 Nov 2020 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 28 Oct 2020 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 28 Oct 2020 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 26 Aug 2020 1 files
    Public comment draft report 26 Aug 2020 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 12 May 2020 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 31 Jan 2020 1 files
    Stakeholder input 02 Mar 2020 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Teams Response to comments PDF (110.01 Kb) 02 Mar 2020

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 31 Jan 2020 1 files
    Use of the RBF 31 Jan 2020 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (140.83 Kb) 26 Feb 2020
    Variation Response PDF (123.80 Kb) 05 Mar 2020

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 07 Oct 2020 1 files
    Timeline 31 Jan 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1156 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1157 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1519 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Feb 2024 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1156 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1157 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1519 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Feb 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 May 2023 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1156 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1157 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1519 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Dec 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 Apr 2022 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1156 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1157 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 21 Jan 2016 1 files
    Public certification announcement 26 Jan 2016 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Vessel List PDF (367.79 Kb) 07 Dec 2016

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 15 Dec 2015 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 15 Dec 2015 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 20 Oct 2015 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 15 Oct 2015 1 files

    Client and peer review

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

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 16 Dec 2014 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Notice of intent to review new information PDF (154.45 Kb) 20 Oct 2015

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 27 Nov 2014 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 11 Nov 2014 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 28 Oct 2014 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 27 Nov 2014 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 28 Oct 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1156 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1157 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1519 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 31 Jan 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 May 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1156 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1157 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1519 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 04 Jan 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 28 Mar 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1156 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1157 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1519 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 Jan 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 01 May 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1156 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1157 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Jan 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Apr 2017 1 files

  • Scope Extension (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1519 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 17 Aug 2017 1 files
    Public certification report and announcement 17 Aug 2017 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 25 Jul 2017 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 25 Jul 2017 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 06 Jun 2017 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 06 Jun 2017 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document: Revised Timeline PDF (120.45 Kb) 30 Mar 2017

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 12 Apr 2017 1 files

    Expedited audit announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Gap Analysis 11 Jan 2017 1 files
    Expedited assessment announcement 11 Jan 2017 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 29 Mar 2017 1 files