Certifier : 
Intertek Certification Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
13 Jan 2010
Certificate expires : 
12 Jan 2015

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
    Surveillance report 15 Aug 2014 1 files
    Fishery Suspended 14 Aug 2014 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Jan 2014 1 files
    Certificate withdrawn 17 Apr 2012 1 files
    Change to the Unit of Certification 14 Oct 2008 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0159 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 13 Jan 2010 1 files
    Public certification announcement 13 Jan 2010 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

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

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 13 Oct 2009 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 13 Oct 2009 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 29 Sep 2008 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Change to the Unit of Certification PDF (58.59 Kb) 14 Oct 2008

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 29 Sep 2008 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 07 Aug 2008 1 files

    Timeline Documents

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

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0159 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Jan 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 Aug 2014 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Fishery Suspended PDF (72.04 Kb) 14 Aug 2014

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0159 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 01 Nov 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 24 Jan 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (134.79 Kb) 17 Apr 2012
    Other: Technical document PDF (441.95 Kb) 19 Mar 2013
    Stakeholder Announcement: Certificate Reinstated PDF (7.45 Kb) 23 Jan 2013
    Other: Fisheries action plan PDF (594.72 Kb) 19 Mar 2013

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0159 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 20 Oct 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 12 Jan 2012 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (288.55 Kb) 17 Nov 2011
    Variation Response PDF (70.92 Kb) 18 Nov 2011

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0159 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 21 Dec 2010 1 files
    Surveillance report 24 Feb 2011 1 files