- Certifier :
- Control Union (UK) Limited
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 17 Apr 2017
- Certificate expires :
- 15 Oct 2027
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.
This a re-assessment of the following fisheries which have undergone MSC assessment separately and have now combined for re-assessment: Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association North Sea herring and Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group Ltd (SPSG) North Sea herring.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Surveillance report 20 Apr 2026 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 15 Dec 2025 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 3 surveillance 13 Oct 2025 1 files Surveillance report 28 Feb 2025 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 11 Dec 2024 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 2 surveillance 08 Oct 2024 1 files Surveillance report 01 May 2024 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 3 surveillance PDF (231.90 Kb) 13 Oct 2025 Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 2 surveillance PDF (216.01 Kb) 08 Oct 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance PDF (603.87 Kb) 05 Sep 2023 Variation Response PDF (118.28 Kb) 12 Jan 2022 Variation Request PDF (155.94 Kb) 11 Jan 2022 Gap analysis PDF (785.87 Kb) 25 Nov 2019 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (288.05 Kb) 05 Jul 2019 Other document: Cert Sharing Document PDF (132.36 Kb) 29 May 2017 -
Re-Assessment
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2641 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2640 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: midwater trawl and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report announcement 30 Sep 2022 1 files Public certification report 30 Sep 2022 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final draft report and determination 30 Aug 2022 1 files Final draft report and determination announcement 30 Aug 2022 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 22 Jul 2022 1 files Stakeholder input (PCDR) 22 Jul 2022 8 files Public comment draft report announcement 22 Jul 2022 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 25 May 2022 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 03 Feb 2022 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 03 Feb 2022 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation 10 Aug 2022 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 03 Feb 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2641 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2640 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: midwater trawl and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 15 Dec 2025 1 files Surveillance report 20 Apr 2026 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2641 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2640 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: midwater trawl and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 11 Dec 2024 1 files Surveillance report 28 Feb 2025 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2641 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2640 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: midwater trawl and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 11 Dec 2023 1 files Surveillance report 01 May 2024 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 22 Mar 2024 4 files
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Re-Assessment
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 06 Apr 2017 1 files Public certification report announcement 06 Apr 2017 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 07 Oct 2022 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 14 Mar 2017 1 files Final report and determination announcement 14 Mar 2017 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 25 Jan 2017 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 31 Jan 2017 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 28 Jun 2016 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Variation Request 03 Jan 2017 1 files Variation Response 14 Feb 2017 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 31 Mar 2016 1 files Client document checklist 26 Jan 2017 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 28 Dec 2016 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 03 Feb 2022 1 files Surveillance report 16 May 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2020)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 07 Feb 2020 1 files Surveillance report 07 May 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-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 28 May 2019 1 files Surveillance report 30 Jul 2019 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 07 May 2018 1 files Surveillance report 13 Nov 2018 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Variation Request 30 Oct 2018 1 files Variation Response 19 Nov 2018 1 files
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