Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
15 Jun 2010
Certificate expires : 
14 Dec 2025

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.

 Units in this fishery have been previously certified within different fisheries: 

 

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Surveillance report 02 Aug 2024 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 May 2024 1 files
    Gap analysis 16 Nov 2023 1 files
    Other document: Statement of Certificate Sharing 16 Nov 2023 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Announcement- New Other Eligible Fishers 16 Nov 2023 1 files
    Vessel List 16 Nov 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Aug 2023 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Gap analysis PDF (1416.34 Kb) 16 Nov 2023
    Gap analysis PDF (1416.34 Kb) 16 Nov 2023
    Gap analysis PDF (1416.34 Kb) 16 Nov 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Announcement- New Other Eligible Fishers PDF (214.79 Kb) 16 Nov 2023
    Vessel List PDF (251.74 Kb) 16 Nov 2023
    Other document: Statement of Certificate Sharing PDF (90.17 Kb) 16 Nov 2023
    Variation Response PDF (193.22 Kb) 22 Aug 2019
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (149.90 Kb) 25 Jun 2019
    Variation Request PDF (113.80 Kb) 13 Jun 2019
    Vessel List PDF (156.60 Kb) 28 Feb 2019
    Variation Response PDF (364.58 Kb) 25 Sep 2018
    Variation Request PDF (214.94 Kb) 25 Sep 2018
    Variation Request PDF (171.71 Kb) 16 Aug 2018
    Variation Response PDF (362.36 Kb) 16 Aug 2018
    Vessel List PDF (363.23 Kb) 21 Jul 2016
  • Re-Assessment (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 13 Oct 2020 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 13 Oct 2020 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 31 Aug 2020 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 31 Aug 2020 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 04 Jun 2020 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 04 Jun 2020 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 18 Feb 2020 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 13 Sep 2019 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 13 Sep 2019 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document: IPI announcement template PDF (210.44 Kb) 13 Sep 2019

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 13 Sep 2019 1 files
    Assessment timeline 13 Jul 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 May 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 02 Aug 2024 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 12 May 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Aug 2023 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 06 Apr 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Sep 2022 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (151.08 Kb) 15 Jul 2022
    Variation Response PDF (229.83 Kb) 26 Jul 2022

  • Re-Assessment (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 08 Jan 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 06 Nov 2014 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 05 Nov 2014 1 files
    Final report and determination 06 Nov 2014 1 files
    Objections File type Published on
    Objection - Stakeholder Notification.pdf PDF (93.00 Kb) 17 Nov 2014

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 14 Aug 2014 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 14 Aug 2014 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 14 Jan 2014 2 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 29 Nov 2013 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 29 Nov 2013 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 19 Nov 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 19 Nov 2013 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 29 Nov 2013 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 06 Apr 2021 1 files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 19 Nov 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Sep 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Feb 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Jun 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 21 Sep 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 May 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 31 Jul 2017 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 May 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 28 Jul 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 25 Mar 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 May 2014 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 14 Jun 2010 1 files
    Public certification announcement 15 Jun 2010 1 files

    There was an objection accepted to the final report and determination for this fishery.
    The Independent Adjudicator’s final decision is included in the Public Certification Report.
    Please email standards@msc.org to request the documents related to this objection.


    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 13 Nov 2009 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 13 Nov 2009 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 06 Aug 2009 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 06 Aug 2009 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 19 Dec 2008 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 04 Nov 2008 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 10 Oct 2008 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 10 Oct 2008 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Apr 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 18 Jun 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 Mar 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Jun 2012 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0082 Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 04 May 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 06 Sep 2011 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (70.92 Kb) 11 Mar 2013
    Variation Request PDF (288.55 Kb) 11 Mar 2013