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Intertek Certification Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn

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
    Variation Request 06 May 2014 1 files
    Variation Response 06 May 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 01 Aug 2013 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 May 2013 1 files
    Fishery Suspended 02 Apr 2012 1 files
    Other: Fishery Action Plan 26 Jun 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Action plan accepted 26 Mar 2013 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0007 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 08 Jul 2009 1 files
    Public certification announcement 08 Jul 2009 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 17 Jun 2009 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 17 Jun 2009 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 23 Apr 2009 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 23 Apr 2009 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 14 Oct 2008 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 10 Oct 2008 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 07 Feb 2008 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 07 Feb 2008 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0007 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 May 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 01 Aug 2013 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 06 May 2014 1 files
    Variation Response 06 May 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0007 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 Mar 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 02 Aug 2012 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Fishery Suspended 02 Apr 2012 1 files
    Other: Fishery Action Plan 26 Jun 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Action plan accepted 26 Mar 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0007 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Jun 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 23 Aug 2011 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 26 Mar 2013 1 files
    Variation Response 26 Mar 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0007 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 May 2010 2 files
    Surveillance report 12 Oct 2010 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Clarification of extent of fishery and traceability 25 Mar 2013 1 files