Certifier : 
DNV
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.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

Please note this fishery is covered by another assessment - Joint demersal fisheries in the North Sea and adjacent waters

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate 11 Nov 2019 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 12 Aug 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 31 May 2019 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 26 Feb 2019 2 files
    Variation Response 05 Feb 2019 1 files
    Variation Request 21 Jan 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Jan 2018 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate PDF (85.52 Kb) 11 Nov 2019
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (150.44 Kb) 12 Aug 2019
    Variation Response PDF (156.59 Kb) 05 Feb 2019
    Variation Request PDF (139.71 Kb) 21 Jan 2019
  • Initial Assessment (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1060 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 10 Nov 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 13 Oct 2015 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: certificate 06 Oct 2015 1 files
    Other document: certificate revised 15 Oct 2015 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 31 Aug 2015 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 01 Sep 2015 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 10 Mar 2015 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 10 Mar 2015 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 19 Jan 2015 1 files
    Peer review confirmation 03 Feb 2015 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 25 Mar 2014 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: Revised timeline 25 Aug 2015 1 files
    Variation Request 28 May 2014 1 files
    Variation Response 04 Jun 2014 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 25 Feb 2014 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 27 Apr 2014 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 04 Feb 2014 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 04 Feb 2014 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 03 Feb 2014 2 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Assessment team change in roles 13 May 2014 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 04 Jul 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1060 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 26 Feb 2019 2 files
    Surveillance report 31 May 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1060 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 12 Oct 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Jan 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1060 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 06 Oct 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 30 Jan 2017 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 21 Dec 2016 1 files
    Variation Response 12 Jan 2017 1 files