Poland sprat midwater trawl

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.

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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Certificate withdrawn	24 Jul 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	25 Mar 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Advisory for publication of the Surveillance Report after the deadline	19 Mar 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	13 Feb 2024	1 files
  Variation Request	09 Feb 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Updated MSC's acceptance of Variation Request - Force Majeur - PI 3.1.1.a	19 Dec 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: MSC's acceptance of a VR - Force Majeur PI 3.1.1a	06 Dec 2023	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Certificate withdrawn	PDF (131.73 Kb)	24 Jul 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Updated MSC's acceptance of Variation Request - Force Majeur - PI 3.1.1.a	PDF (187.33 Kb)	19 Dec 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: MSC's acceptance of a VR - Force Majeur PI 3.1.1a	PDF (177.55 Kb)	06 Dec 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (166.77 Kb)	06 Dec 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (228.46 Kb)	05 Dec 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (171.08 Kb)	31 Aug 2023
  Other document: Client Corrective Action Plan to address cause of suspension	PDF (249.39 Kb)	14 Jun 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Acceptance of CAP to address cause of suspension	PDF (105.38 Kb)	14 Jun 2023
  Notice of Intent to suspend	PDF (228.35 Kb)	16 Mar 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Re-naming of fishery	PDF (102.54 Kb)	19 Jan 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Notification of conduct of surveillance audit after certificate anniversary	PDF (105.83 Kb)	22 Aug 2022
  Stakeholder Announcement: Split of the fishery into 2 assessment - Baltic Sprat & Herring	PDF (173.25 Kb)	24 Jun 2021
  Variation Response	PDF (121.25 Kb)	24 Dec 2020
  Variation Request	PDF (276.09 Kb)	18 Dec 2020
  Variation Response	PDF (132.00 Kb)	04 Dec 2020
  Other document: Stakeholder notification of withdrawal of Unit of Assessment (UoA)	PDF (232.70 Kb)	02 Dec 2020
  Variation Request	PDF (289.39 Kb)	23 Nov 2020

• Initial assessment (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2352	European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	08 Oct 2021	1 files
  Public certification report	08 Oct 2021	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	10 Sep 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	10 Sep 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	06 Jul 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	06 Jul 2021	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	18 Aug 2020	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder input	14 Aug 2020	3 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	29 May 2020	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	02 Jun 2020	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	12 Jul 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2352	European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Nov 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	25 Mar 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Advisory for publication of the Surveillance Report after the deadline	19 Mar 2024	1 files
  Variation Request	09 Feb 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	13 Feb 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2352	European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Oct 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Mar 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Lead assessor additional Principle 3 responsibilities	22 Jan 2023	1 files
  Variation Request	13 Jan 2023	1 files
  Variation Response	20 Jan 2023	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2353	European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	18 Aug 2020	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	29 May 2020	1 files
  Stakeholder input	14 Aug 2020	3 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	02 Jun 2020	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	29 May 2020	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2351	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2349	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2350	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2348	Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls - pair trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	08 Oct 2021	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	08 Oct 2021	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	10 Sep 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	10 Sep 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	30 Jul 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	30 Jul 2021	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	18 Aug 2020	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	29 May 2020	1 files
  Stakeholder input	14 Aug 2020	3 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	02 Jun 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Change from Onsite to Remote Audit	31 Jul 2020	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	03 Feb 2021	1 files

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