Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
03 Oct 2013
Certificate expires : 
02 Oct 2018

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

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 08 Dec 2011 2 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 28 Jun 2011 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of Target Eligibility Date PDF (69.07 Kb) 27 Mar 2012
    Variation Request PDF (268.96 Kb) 28 Mar 2013
    Variation Request PDF (266.78 Kb) 21 Feb 2013
    Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed submission of the Public Comment Draft Report PDF (106.18 Kb) 04 Apr 2013
    Variation Response PDF (138.91 Kb) 28 Mar 2013
    Variation Response PDF (134.50 Kb) 21 Feb 2013

    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 File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (368.61 Kb) 02 Mar 2018
    Variation Request PDF (90.33 Kb) 02 Mar 2018

  • 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 File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change of Team Leader PDF (269.89 Kb) 14 Feb 2017
    Variation Request PDF (95.01 Kb) 04 Apr 2017
    Variation Response PDF (364.43 Kb) 11 Apr 2017

  • 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