Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) 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Withdrawn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
    Certificate withdrawn 20 Jan 2020 1 files
    Fishery Suspended 31 Jul 2018 1 files
    Other document: Acceptance of Corrective Action Plan 20 Sep 2017 1 files
    Other document: Corrective Action Plan 20 Sep 2017 1 files
    Other document: Acceptance of Corrective Action Plan 30 May 2017 1 files
    Fishery Suspended 17 Dec 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 20 Jan 2015 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (102.49 Kb) 20 Jan 2020
    Fishery Suspended PDF (114.10 Kb) 31 Jul 2018
    Other document: Corrective Action Plan PDF (219.62 Kb) 20 Sep 2017
    Other document: Acceptance of Corrective Action Plan PDF (29.19 Kb) 20 Sep 2017
    Other document: Acceptance of Corrective Action Plan PDF (190.80 Kb) 30 May 2017
    Fishery Suspended PDF (44.64 Kb) 19 May 2017
    Fishery Suspended PDF (586.36 Kb) 07 Dec 2016
  • Initial Assessment (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1044 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1045 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1043 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1154 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 20 Jan 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 20 Jan 2015 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Fishery Suspended 17 Dec 2015 1 files
    List of client group members 20 Jan 2015 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 11 Dec 2014 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 11 Dec 2014 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 26 Sep 2014 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 11 Dec 2014 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 24 Jun 2014 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 17 Dec 2013 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 29 Nov 2013 2 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 19 Nov 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 19 Nov 2013 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 10 Dec 2013 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other: Client sharing letter 19 Nov 2013 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 19 Nov 2013 1 files