Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
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 - PFA & SPSG North Sea herring.

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Surveillance report 07 Jul 2016 1 files
    Vessel List 12 Apr 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Aug 2015 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Jul 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Jul 2014 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 24 Apr 2014 1 files
    Public certification announcement 11 Jul 2013 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Vessel List PDF (421.23 Kb) 12 Apr 2016
  • Re-Assessment (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0721 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 11 Jul 2013 1 files
    Public certification announcement 11 Jul 2013 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 30 Apr 2013 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 30 Apr 2013 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 21 Feb 2013 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 07 Mar 2013 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 31 May 2012 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Change to the Unit of Certification 13 Nov 2012 1 files
    Variation Request 13 Nov 2012 1 files
    Variation Response 13 Nov 2012 2 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 24 May 2012 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 03 May 2012 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 03 May 2012 2 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0721 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance report 07 Jul 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0721 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Jul 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Aug 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0721 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 24 Apr 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Jul 2014 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2007)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0721 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 09 Jul 2008 1 files
    Public certification announcement 09 Jul 2008 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 19 Jun 2008 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 19 Jun 2008 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 01 Apr 2008 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 18 May 2008 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 18 Sep 2007 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 10 Jul 2007 2 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 30 Oct 2007 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 30 May 2007 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0721 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 01 May 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Aug 2012 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0721 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 Mar 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 11 Aug 2011 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0721 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 Apr 2010 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Jun 2010 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2009)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0721 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Apr 2009 1 files
    Surveillance report 10 Jul 2009 1 files