Certifier : 
Bureau Veritas Certification
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
28 May 2013
Certificate expires : 
27 May 2018

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.

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Public certification announcement 28 May 2013 1 files
    Public certification report 28 May 2013 1 files
    Final report and determination 25 Apr 2013 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 25 Apr 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change to species scientific name 21 Nov 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Risk based Framework (RBF) Meeting 16 Aug 2012 1 files
    Public comment draft report 19 Mar 2013 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0692 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0777 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0784 Corrugated venus (Venerupis corrugata) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0785 Corrugated venus (Venerupis corrugata) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0779 Grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0780 Grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0781 Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0782 Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 28 May 2013 1 files
    Public certification announcement 28 May 2013 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 25 Apr 2013 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 25 Apr 2013 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 03 Jan 2013 1 files
    Public comment draft report 19 Mar 2013 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 03 Jul 2012 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 02 Feb 2012 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Risk based Framework (RBF) Meeting PDF (250.44 Kb) 16 Aug 2012
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change to species scientific name PDF (293.90 Kb) 21 Nov 2012

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 02 Feb 2012 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 06 Mar 2012 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 15 Nov 2011 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 07 Dec 2011 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 16 Aug 2012 1 files