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Withdrawn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
    Certificate withdrawn 10 Mar 2021 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 30 Nov 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 30 Nov 2020 1 files
    Variation Response 04 Sep 2020 1 files
    Variation Request 03 Sep 2020 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Jul 2020 1 files
    Variation Response 12 Mar 2020 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
  • Initial Assessment (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1099 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1102 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1103 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1098 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1101 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1097 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1100 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 22 Dec 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 22 Dec 2015 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    List of client group members 05 Jan 2016 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 03 Dec 2015 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 03 Dec 2015 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 23 Jul 2015 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 23 Jul 2015 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 17 Mar 2015 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 01 May 2014 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 01 May 2014 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 29 Apr 2014 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 29 Apr 2014 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 19 May 2014 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 03 Feb 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1102 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1099 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1100 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1103 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1101 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1097 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1098 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Jul 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 30 Nov 2020 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate withdrawn 10 Mar 2021 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 30 Nov 2020 1 files
    Variation Request 03 Sep 2020 1 files
    Variation Response 04 Sep 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1099 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1102 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1100 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1101 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1097 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1103 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1098 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Jan 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 11 Apr 2019 1 files

  • Expedited Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1102 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1099 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1103 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1098 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1100 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1097 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1101 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement expedited audit 11 Jan 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1099 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1102 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1097 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1103 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1100 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1101 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1098 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 27 Apr 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Jul 2018 1 files

  • Expedited Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1099 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1102 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1100 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1098 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1097 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1101 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1103 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement expedited audit 15 Feb 2018 1 files
    Expedited audit report 11 Oct 2018 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: CAB Joint Statement 12 Apr 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1099 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1102 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1097 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1101 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1098 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1103 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1100 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Jan 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Jun 2017 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 27 Mar 2017 1 files
    Variation Response 06 Apr 2017 1 files