- Certifier :
- DNV
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 09 Mar 2012
- Certificate expires :
- 08 Dec 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.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Surveillance report 19 May 2025 1 files Variation Response 10 Feb 2025 1 files Variation Request 24 Jan 2025 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 10 Dec 2024 1 files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 07 Nov 2024 1 files Public certification report 31 Jan 2024 1 files Public certification report announcement 07 Dec 2023 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (284.00 Kb) 07 Nov 2024 Variation Response PDF (118.66 Kb) 01 Sep 2023 Variation Response PDF (118.66 Kb) 01 Sep 2023 Variation Request PDF (478.75 Kb) 23 Aug 2023 Variation Response PDF (120.90 Kb) 25 Apr 2023 Variation Request PDF (504.53 Kb) 18 Apr 2023 Other document: Postponement surveillance PDF (60.32 Kb) 09 Sep 2020 Other document: Postponement surveillance audit PDF (60.60 Kb) 11 Feb 2020 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (190.72 Kb) 28 Aug 2019 -
Re-Assessment
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report announcement 07 Dec 2023 1 files Public certification report 31 Jan 2024 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (201.45 Kb) 06 Dec 2023
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final draft report and determination 24 Oct 2023 1 files Final draft report and determination announcement 24 Oct 2023 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 28 Aug 2023 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 28 Aug 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Revised timeline PDF (22.17 Kb) 28 Aug 2023
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 29 Mar 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Revised timeline PDF (21.35 Kb) 05 Jul 2023
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 03 Mar 2023 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 08 Dec 2022 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Timeline PDF (19.74 Kb) 08 Dec 2022
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 28 Aug 2023 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 10 Dec 2024 1 files Surveillance report 19 May 2025 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (399.34 Kb) 24 Jan 2025 Variation Response PDF (236.62 Kb) 10 Feb 2025
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Re-Assessment
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 08 Mar 2018 1 files Public certification report announcement 08 Mar 2018 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 23 Jan 2018 1 files Final report and determination announcement 23 Jan 2018 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report announcement 16 Nov 2017 1 files Public comment draft report 16 Nov 2017 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 18 May 2017 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 27 Feb 2017 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 27 Feb 2017 1 files Assessment timeline 27 Feb 2017 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 08 Dec 2022 1 files Surveillance report 18 May 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (485.78 Kb) 23 Feb 2023 Variation Response PDF (225.12 Kb) 07 Mar 2023 Variation Request PDF (485.69 Kb) 14 Apr 2023 Variation Response PDF (115.40 Kb) 17 Apr 2023
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 11 Oct 2021 1 files Surveillance report 09 Feb 2022 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-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 13 Oct 2020 1 files Surveillance report 15 Feb 2021 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 11 Apr 2019 1 files Surveillance report 26 Jul 2019 2 files
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Initial Assessment
(started 2010)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 09 Mar 2012 1 files Public certification announcement 09 Mar 2012 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 07 Feb 2012 1 files Final report and determination announcement 07 Feb 2012 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 09 Oct 2011 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 29 Nov 2011 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 18 Jan 2011 2 files
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 18 Jan 2011 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Stakeholder announcement 01 Dec 2010 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 01 Dec 2010 2 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-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 28 Feb 2017 1 files Surveillance report 01 Jun 2017 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 28 Jun 2016 1 files Surveillance report 02 Nov 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-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 20 May 2014 3 files Surveillance report 27 Aug 2014 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Changes to assessment team PDF (587.00 Kb) 11 Jun 2014 Stakeholder Announcement: Changes to assessment team PDF (59.39 Kb) 11 Jun 2014 Stakeholder Announcement: Changes to assessment team PDF (587.00 Kb) 11 Jun 2014 Stakeholder Announcement: Changes to assessment team PDF (59.39 Kb) 11 Jun 2014
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2014)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 20 May 2014 1 files Surveillance report 03 Mar 2015 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (118.40 Kb) 09 Jun 2016 Variation Request PDF (239.29 Kb) 09 Jun 2016
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2013)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 02 Apr 2013 1 files Surveillance report 27 Aug 2013 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Response PDF (266.76 Kb) 26 Feb 2013 Change of Client PDF (25.88 Kb) 16 May 2013 Variation Request PDF (111.36 Kb) 26 Feb 2013
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