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LRQA (Seafood) Limited
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Combined with another assessment

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
    Stakeholder Announcement: Combining fisheries 07 Jan 2022 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Dec 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 Sep 2020 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Jul 2020 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 27 Aug 2019 1 files
    Public certification report 02 Apr 2019 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 02 Apr 2019 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Stakeholder Announcement: Combining fisheries PDF (125.79 Kb) 07 Jan 2022
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (148.93 Kb) 27 Aug 2019
    Other document: Notification - change of team leader PDF (50.98 Kb) 08 Oct 2018
  • Re-Assessment (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0932 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0933 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1724 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 02 Apr 2019 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 02 Apr 2019 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 28 Feb 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination 28 Feb 2019 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 02 Jan 2019 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 02 Jan 2019 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 16 Oct 2018 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change of team leader 01 Oct 2018 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised timeline 03 Oct 2018 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 27 Sep 2017 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Notice of intent to review new information 27 Jun 2018 1 files
    Other document: Updated timeline 27 Jun 2018 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 03 Oct 2018 1 files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 26 Sep 2017 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0932 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0933 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1724 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Dec 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0932 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0933 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1724 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Jul 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 Sep 2020 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0932 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0933 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 06 May 2014 1 files
    Public certification announcement 06 May 2014 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 03 Apr 2014 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 08 Apr 2014 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 02 Jan 2014 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 02 Jan 2014 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 20 Aug 2013 1 files
    Peer review confirmation 25 Sep 2013 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 02 Apr 2013 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 02 Apr 2013 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 09 May 2013 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 21 Mar 2013 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 05 Dec 2013 3 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0932 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0933 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 18 Dec 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 27 Mar 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0932 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0933 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Jun 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Sep 2017 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0932 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0933 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Jun 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Sep 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0932 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0933 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 24 Mar 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Jul 2015 1 files