Certifier : 
DNV
Certified status : 
Suspended
Certified since : 
14 Jun 2016
Certificate expires : 
13 Dec 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
    Notice of Intent to suspend 26 Mar 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 26 Mar 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised audit schedule 02 Feb 2024 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Nov 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 05 Apr 2023 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (367.69 Kb) 26 Mar 2024
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (190.78 Kb) 28 Aug 2019
  • Re-Assessment (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1235 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 14 Dec 2021 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 14 Dec 2021 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 08 Oct 2021 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 08 Oct 2021 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 14 Jul 2021 1 files
    Public comment draft report 14 Jul 2021 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 21 Jan 2021 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 13 Oct 2020 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 13 Oct 2020 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 14 Oct 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1235 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Nov 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 26 Mar 2024 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised audit schedule PDF (462.71 Kb) 02 Feb 2024

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1235 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 05 Apr 2023 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1235 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 14 Jun 2016 1 files
    Public certification announcement 09 Jun 2016 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 08 Jun 2016 1 files
    Final report and determination 18 May 2016 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 25 Feb 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 26 Feb 2016 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document: Revised timeline PDF (163.58 Kb) 03 May 2016

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 29 Jun 2015 1 files
    Peer review confirmation 03 Aug 2015 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 09 Apr 2015 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (123.02 Kb) 17 Jun 2015
    Variation Request PDF (123.02 Kb) 29 Jun 2015
    Variation Request PDF (187.25 Kb) 29 Jun 2015

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 09 Apr 2015 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 11 May 2015 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 26 Mar 2015 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 26 Mar 2015 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 09 Apr 2015 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 26 Mar 2015 1 files
    Assessment timeline 24 Mar 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1235 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 09 Feb 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1235 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Apr 2019 2 files
    Surveillance report 26 Jul 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1235 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 05 Oct 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 10 Jan 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1235 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 02 Jun 2017 1 files