- Certifier :
- DNV
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 23 Feb 2018
- Certificate expires :
- 23 Aug 2023
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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General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Stakeholder Announcement: Revised surveillance schedule PDF (145.99 Kb) 09 Aug 2022 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (190.71 Kb) 28 Aug 2019 Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (37.10 Kb) 09 May 2019 Vessel List PDF (29.82 Kb) 30 Jan 2018 -
Initial assessment
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1500 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1496 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1497 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1491 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1490 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1486 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1492 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1493 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl (including purse seine) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 06 Feb 2018 1 files Public certification report announcement 30 Jan 2018 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Notification re UoA PDF (61.95 Kb) 06 Feb 2018
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 03 Jan 2018 1 files Final report and determination announcement 04 Jan 2018 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 11 Sep 2017 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 11 Sep 2017 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 07 Feb 2017 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Use of the RBF 10 Jan 2017 1 files Fishery announcement template 14 Dec 2016 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (300.38 Kb) 11 Jan 2017 Variation Response PDF (248.93 Kb) 12 Jan 2017
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 12 Dec 2017 1 files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 12 Dec 2017 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1500 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1496 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1497 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1490 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1491 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1486 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1492 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1493 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl (including purse seine) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 12 Jan 2021 1 files Surveillance report 10 Jun 2021 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (324.36 Kb) 03 Feb 2021 Variation Response PDF (126.49 Kb) 18 Feb 2021
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Expedited Audit
(started 2020)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1486 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Expedited audit
Documents Published on Files Announcement expedited audit 14 Apr 2020 1 files Expedited audit report 28 Apr 2020 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-1500 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1496 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1497 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1491 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1490 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1492 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1493 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl (including purse seine) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 30 Oct 2019 1 files Surveillance report 05 Mar 2020 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (167.81 Kb) 09 Jan 2020 Variation Response PDF (209.31 Kb) 15 Jan 2020
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Expedited Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1500 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1496 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1497 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1486 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1490 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1491 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1492 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1493 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl (including purse seine) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Expedited audit
Documents Published on Files Announcement expedited audit 04 Sep 2019 1 files Expedited audit report 04 Nov 2019 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: IPI template PDF (135.25 Kb) 04 Nov 2019
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Scope Extension
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-2078 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2080 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2079 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Midwater trawls - pair trawls: Pelagic trawls and midwater pair trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 05 Apr 2019 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: Scope extension stopped PDF (138.52 Kb) 15 Jul 2019 Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder notification - change of team members PDF (52.07 Kb) 22 May 2019
Scope extension announcement
Documents Published on Files Scope extension announcement 05 Apr 2019 1 files Use of the RBF 28 May 2019 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 11 Jun 2019 1 files Scope extension announcement 11 Jun 2019 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-1500 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1496 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1497 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1490 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1491 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1486 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1492 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1493 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl (including purse seine) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 07 Jan 2019 1 files Surveillance report 09 May 2019 1 files
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