Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
Combined with another assessment
Certified since : 
25 Jan 2011
Certificate expires : 
08 Sep 2016

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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Please note this fishery is covered by another assessment - Scapeche, Euronor and Compagnie de Peche de St Malo saithe

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Surveillance report 10 Nov 2015 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 09 Jul 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Mar 2014 1 files
    Variation Response 28 Jan 2014 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 28 Jan 2014 1 files
    Variation Request 21 Jan 2014 1 files
    Change to the Unit of Certification 21 Oct 2009 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2009)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0262 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0261 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 27 Jan 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 15 Feb 2011 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 16 Dec 2010 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 16 Dec 2010 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised assessment timeline PDF (90.03 Kb) 16 Dec 2010

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 12 Oct 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 12 Oct 2010 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 21 Oct 2009 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 21 Oct 2009 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 02 Oct 2009 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Change to the Unit of Certification PDF (42.61 Kb) 21 Oct 2009

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 16 Dec 2010 2 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0261 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0262 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 09 Jul 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 10 Nov 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0262 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0261 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 28 Jan 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Mar 2014 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (206.16 Kb) 21 Jan 2014
    Variation Response PDF (125.20 Kb) 28 Jan 2014

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0262 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0261 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Dec 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 26 Feb 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (136.29 Kb) 11 Dec 2012
    Variation Request PDF (267.75 Kb) 19 Mar 2013

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0262 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0261 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 06 Dec 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Mar 2012 1 files