Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
Combined with another assessment
Certified since : 
03 Jul 2010
Certificate expires : 
02 Jan 2016

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.

NOTE: this fishery is now certified as part of the SPSG, DPPO, PFA, SPFPO & KFO Atlanto-Scandian purse seine and pelagic trawl herring

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Variation Request 08 Dec 2015 1 files
    Variation Response 08 Dec 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Jul 2014 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 May 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 06 Aug 2013 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 May 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Clarification of Extent of Fishery and Traceability 20 Mar 2013 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0359 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 06 Jul 2010 1 files
    Public certification announcement 06 Jul 2010 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (203.82 Kb) 08 Dec 2015
    Variation Response PDF (212.69 Kb) 08 Dec 2015
    Stakeholder Announcement: Clarification of Extent of Fishery and Traceability PDF (85.22 Kb) 20 Mar 2013

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 08 Jun 2010 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 08 Jun 2010 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 22 Apr 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 22 Apr 2010 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 24 Nov 2008 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 13 Nov 2009 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 13 Nov 2009 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 13 Nov 2009 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0359 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 May 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Jul 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0359 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 May 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 06 Aug 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0359 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 Mar 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Jun 2012 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0359 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Jun 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 01 Sep 2011 1 files