- Certifier :
- LRQA (Seafood) Limited
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 26 Jun 2012
- Certificate expires :
- 23 Dec 2027
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.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Surveillance report 13 Feb 2026 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 13 Nov 2025 1 files Surveillance report 02 May 2025 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 29 Jan 2025 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: surveillance deviation 16 Jan 2025 1 files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 08 May 2024 1 files Surveillance report 07 May 2024 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Stakeholder Announcement: surveillance deviation PDF (221.24 Kb) 16 Jan 2025 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (159.90 Kb) 08 May 2024 Vessel List PDF (215.68 Kb) 10 Dec 2019 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (152.39 Kb) 15 Aug 2019 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (147.77 Kb) 10 Jul 2019 -
Re-Assessment
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report announcement 23 Dec 2022 1 files Public certification report 27 Feb 2023 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 21 Dec 2022 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final draft report and determination 29 Nov 2022 1 files Final draft report and determination announcement 29 Nov 2022 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 24 Oct 2022 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 24 Oct 2022 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 29 Jun 2022 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 25 Mar 2022 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 25 Mar 2022 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 24 Oct 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 13 Nov 2025 1 files Surveillance report 13 Feb 2026 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 29 Jan 2025 1 files Surveillance report 02 May 2025 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 02 Feb 2024 1 files Surveillance report 07 May 2024 1 files
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Re-Assessment
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 26 Jun 2017 1 files Public certification report announcement 26 Jun 2017 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 02 Jun 2017 1 files Final report and determination announcement 02 Jun 2017 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report announcement 25 Apr 2017 1 files Public comment draft report 25 Apr 2017 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 12 Jan 2017 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Other document: Revised Timeline 30 Mar 2017 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 18 Aug 2016 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 29 Mar 2017 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 25 Mar 2022 1 files Surveillance report 20 Jul 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2020)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 22 May 2020 1 files Surveillance report 01 Jul 2020 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 13 May 2019 1 files Surveillance report 19 Aug 2019 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 25 Apr 2018 1 files Surveillance report 07 Aug 2018 1 files
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Initial Assessment
(started 2011)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 26 Jun 2012 1 files Public certification announcement 26 Jun 2012 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 03 May 2012 1 files Final report and determination announcement 03 May 2012 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 29 Mar 2012 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 29 Mar 2012 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 17 May 2011 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Change to the Unit of Certification 17 May 2011 1 files
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 17 May 2011 1 files Use of the RBF 17 May 2011 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Stakeholder announcement 01 Feb 2011 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 31 Jan 2012 4 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 23 Aug 2016 1 files Surveillance report 03 Nov 2016 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2015)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 09 Jun 2015 1 files Surveillance report 13 Aug 2015 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2014)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 22 May 2014 1 files Surveillance report 15 Jul 2014 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2013)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 19 Mar 2013 2 files Surveillance report 18 Jun 2013 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Stakeholder Announcement: Cancellation of Surveillance Site Visit 26 Feb 2013 1 files
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