Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) 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Withdrawn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
    Surveillance report 07 Jun 2018 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Mar 2018 1 files
    Variation Response 02 Mar 2018 1 files
    Variation Request 02 Mar 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 24 May 2017 1 files
    Variation Response 11 Apr 2017 1 files
    Variation Request 04 Apr 2017 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0639 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0637 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0638 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 03 Oct 2013 1 files
    Public certification announcement 03 Oct 2013 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 05 Sep 2013 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 05 Sep 2013 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 18 Apr 2013 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 18 Apr 2013 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 28 Jun 2011 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of Target Eligibility Date 27 Mar 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed submission of the Public Comment Draft Report 04 Apr 2013 1 files
    Variation Request 28 Mar 2013 1 files
    Variation Response 28 Mar 2013 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 28 Jun 2011 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 09 Jun 2011 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 09 Jun 2011 2 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0639 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0637 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0638 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Mar 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Jun 2018 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 02 Mar 2018 1 files
    Variation Response 02 Mar 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0639 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0637 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0638 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 26 Jan 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 24 May 2017 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change of Team Leader 14 Feb 2017 1 files
    Variation Request 04 Apr 2017 1 files
    Variation Response 11 Apr 2017 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0639 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0637 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0638 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 25 Aug 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-0639 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0637 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0638 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 09 Oct 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 Jan 2015 1 files