Certifier : 
DNV
Certified status : 
Suspended
Certified since : 
03 Jul 2020
Certificate expires : 
03 Jan 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
    Other document: Client Action Plan 24 Feb 2021 1 files
    Expedited audit report 30 Nov 2020 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 30 Nov 2020 1 files
    Announcement expedited audit 11 Sep 2020 1 files
    Variation Response 04 Sep 2020 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Variation Response PDF (127.19 Kb) 04 Sep 2020
    Variation Request PDF (226.50 Kb) 28 Aug 2020
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (190.72 Kb) 28 Aug 2019
  • Initial assessment (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2228 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2230 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2229 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Midwater trawls - pair trawls: Pelagic/midwater pair trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report announcement 01 Jul 2020 1 files
    Public certification report 01 Jul 2020 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 30 Jan 2020 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 30 Jan 2020 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 19 Dec 2019 1 files
    Public comment draft report 19 Dec 2019 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 08 Oct 2019 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document: IPI template PDF (195.66 Kb) 11 Nov 2019

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 20 Aug 2019 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 20 Aug 2019 1 files
    Use of the RBF 20 Aug 2019 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 20 Aug 2019 1 files

  • Expedited Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2228 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2230 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-2229 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Midwater trawls - pair trawls: Pelagic/midwater pair trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Expedited audit

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement expedited audit 11 Sep 2020 1 files
    Expedited audit report 30 Nov 2020 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (269.29 Kb) 30 Nov 2020
    Other document: Client Action Plan PDF (266.19 Kb) 24 Feb 2021