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SPFPO North East Atlantic mackerel

Certifier : 
DNV
Certified status : 
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.

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Please note this fishery is covered by another assessment - MINSA North East Atlantic mackerel.

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Change of Client 22 Nov 2012 1 files
    Change to the Unit of Certification 20 Jul 2010 1 files
    Fishery Suspended 02 Apr 2012 1 files
    Other: Fishery Action Plan 26 Jun 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Action plan accepted 25 Mar 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 11 Dec 2012 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Aug 2012 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0424 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0425 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 03 Sep 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 08 Sep 2011 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 09 Aug 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 09 Aug 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 07 Dec 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 07 Dec 2010 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 07 May 2010 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Change to the Unit of Certification 20 Jul 2010 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 07 May 2010 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 06 Apr 2010 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 06 Apr 2010 2 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0424 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0425 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Aug 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 11 Dec 2012 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Change of Client 22 Nov 2012 1 files
    Fishery Suspended 02 Apr 2012 1 files
    Other: Fishery Action Plan 26 Jun 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Action plan accepted 25 Mar 2013 1 files