- Certifier :
- LRQA (Seafood) Limited
- Certified status :
- Combined with another assessment
- Certified since :
- 09 Mar 2010
- Certificate expires :
- 31 Jul 2015
Overview
Fisheries are composed of one or more parts, each of which is entitled to receive an MSC certificate. These parts or “units” are defined by their target stock(s), fishing gear type(s) and if relevant vessel type(s), and the fishing fleets or groups of vessels.
Attention
Some or all units that participated in this fishery are now covered by another assessment. Please see the SPSG, DPPO, PFA, SPFPO & KFO Atlanto-Scandian purse seine and pelagic trawl herring for more information.
About this Fishery
NOTE: This fishery has been combined with SPSG, DPPO, PFA, SPFPO & KFO Atlanto-Scandian purse seine and pelagic trawl herring from 2016.
The Atlanto-Scandian herring is the largest herring stock in the world, and the largest stock of any commercial species in the North Atlantic. It is a highly migratory northern herring stock, widely distributed throughout large parts of the North East Atlantic. The Atlanto-Scandian herring is distinguishable from other herring stocks by its greater number of vertebrae, and larger overall size.
Herring (Clupea harengus) image © Scandinavian Fishing Year Book