Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
Certified status : 
Combined with another assessment
Certified since : 
09 Mar 2010
Certificate expires : 
31 Jul 2015

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.

Please note this fishery is covered by another assessment - SPSG, DPPO, PFA, SPFPO & KFO Atlanto-Scandian purse seine and pelagic trawl herring

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Surveillance report 01 Apr 2014 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 04 Feb 2014 2 files
    Variation Request 29 Jan 2014 1 files
    Variation Response 29 Jan 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 Feb 2013 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 20 Nov 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Feb 2012 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2009)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0183 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 09 Mar 2010 1 files
    Public certification announcement 09 Mar 2010 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 12 Feb 2010 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 12 Feb 2010 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 24 Dec 2009 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 24 Dec 2009 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 09 Apr 2009 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 09 Apr 2009 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 02 Apr 2009 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 02 Apr 2009 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0183 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 04 Feb 2014 2 files
    Surveillance report 01 Apr 2014 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (185.26 Kb) 29 Jan 2014
    Variation Request PDF (90.61 Kb) 29 Jan 2014

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0183 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 20 Nov 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 Feb 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0183 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Dec 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Feb 2012 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0183 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 21 Dec 2010 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Feb 2011 1 files