Northern Ireland Bottom Grown 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.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Surveillance report	05 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	23 Apr 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	22 Apr 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Jan 2026	1 files
  Other document: DelayToYear1Audit	12 Aug 2025	1 files
  Public certification report	16 Aug 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	16 Aug 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Other document: DelayToYear1Audit	PDF (95.43 Kb)	12 Aug 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (113.48 Kb)	14 May 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (113.48 Kb)	14 May 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (150.31 Kb)	08 May 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (115.65 Kb)	14 Dec 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (199.57 Kb)	11 Dec 2023
  Other document: RBF background document	PDF (609.68 Kb)	21 Sep 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Use of RBF	PDF (194.99 Kb)	30 Aug 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (115.31 Kb)	15 Aug 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (168.51 Kb)	10 Aug 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Notification of re-arranged site visit	PDF (117.68 Kb)	09 Aug 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Postponement of site visit	PDF (103.98 Kb)	21 Jul 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (113.60 Kb)	19 Jul 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (191.07 Kb)	14 Jul 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder notification of delay in reassessment announcement	PDF (107.08 Kb)	12 Jun 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (115.54 Kb)	09 Jun 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (150.46 Kb)	03 Jun 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Notification of delay to reassessment announcement	PDF (110.43 Kb)	18 Apr 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (118.12 Kb)	18 Apr 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (149.65 Kb)	15 Apr 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Notification of surveillance audit after the certificate anniversary date	PDF (103.67 Kb)	04 Jan 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (157.57 Kb)	24 Nov 2021
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (157.51 Kb)	17 Jul 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (321.24 Kb)	10 Jan 2019
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (231.22 Kb)	23 May 2017
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (235.60 Kb)	06 Mar 2017

• Reassessment v2.3 (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	16 Aug 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	16 Aug 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	16 Aug 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	08 May 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	08 May 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	11 Oct 2023	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	12 Jun 2023	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	13 Jun 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	13 Jun 2024	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	12 Jun 2023	1 files
  Scope declaration template	12 Jun 2023	1 files
  Use of the RBF	30 Aug 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	08 Jan 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Jan 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	05 May 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	22 Apr 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	23 Apr 2026	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	27 Jul 2018	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	27 Jul 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Certificate Sharing Mechanism	27 Jul 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	05 Jul 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	05 Jul 2018	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	21 May 2018	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	21 May 2018	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	24 Jan 2018	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	14 Sep 2017	1 files
  Use of the RBF	14 Sep 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: CV_Conor Donnelly_Oct 2017	19 Oct 2017	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Additional Team Member	19 Oct 2017	1 files
  Variation Request	03 May 2018	1 files
  Variation Response	04 May 2018	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	14 Sep 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Jun 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	01 Dec 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	11 Dec 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Jun 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Sep 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Jun 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Sep 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	18 Nov 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	26 Feb 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Sep 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 Jan 2018	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	30 Jul 2013	1 files
  Public certification announcement	30 Jul 2013	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.

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	18 Jun 2013	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	18 Jun 2013	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	04 Apr 2013	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	04 Apr 2013	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	20 Apr 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	05 Jul 2012	1 files
  Variation Response	05 Jul 2012	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	14 Mar 2012	1 files
  Use of the RBF	14 Mar 2012	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	22 Dec 2011	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	23 Feb 2012	3 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Nov 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Feb 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	30 Jul 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Nov 2015	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Notice of intent to review new information	27 Aug 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0703	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	26 Jun 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Sep 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	14 Aug 2014	1 files
  Variation Response	14 Aug 2014	1 files

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