Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) 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Withdrawn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
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate 09 Jul 2013 1 files
    Variation Request 10 Apr 2013 1 files
    Variation Response 10 Apr 2013 1 files
    Variation Request 13 Mar 2013 1 files
    Variation Response 13 Mar 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 02 Oct 2012 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 May 2012 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0531 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 25 May 2010 1 files
    Public certification announcement 25 May 2010 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 27 Apr 2010 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 27 Apr 2010 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 25 Jan 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 25 Jan 2010 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 11 Jun 2009 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 24 Oct 2008 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 07 Mar 2008 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 07 Mar 2008 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0531 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 May 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 02 Oct 2012 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate 09 Jul 2013 1 files
    Variation Request 10 Apr 2013 1 files
    Variation Response 10 Apr 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0531 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 25 Oct 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 10 Jan 2012 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 13 Mar 2013 1 files
    Variation Response 13 Mar 2013 1 files