Certifier : 
DNV
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
16 Jun 2016
Certificate expires : 
16 Dec 2021

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
    Certificate withdrawn 09 Feb 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Oct 2020 1 files
    Variation Response 18 Feb 2020 1 files
    Variation Request 11 Feb 2020 1 files
    Vessel List 30 Dec 2019 1 files
    Fishery Suspended 10 Sep 2019 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised audit time 10 Sep 2019 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (128.17 Kb) 09 Feb 2022
    Vessel List PDF (124.26 Kb) 30 Dec 2019
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (179.84 Kb) 25 Jul 2019
    Stakeholder Announcement: Inter-benchmarkreport for North East Atlantic Mackerel from ICES PDF (132.30 Kb) 08 May 2019
    Vessel List PDF (39.79 Kb) 27 Oct 2017
    Stakeholder Announcement: Additional eligible fishers PDF (152.93 Kb) 27 Oct 2017
    Vessel List PDF (229.31 Kb) 29 Mar 2017
  • Initial Assessment (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0107 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0108 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 16 Jun 2016 1 files
    Public certification announcement 15 Jun 2016 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    List of client group members PDF (252.68 Kb) 16 Jun 2016

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 12 May 2016 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 12 May 2016 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 03 Mar 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 03 Mar 2016 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 03 Nov 2015 1 files
    Peer review confirmation 01 Dec 2015 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 28 Apr 2015 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 28 Apr 2015 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 02 Jun 2015 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 31 Mar 2015 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 31 Mar 2015 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 21 Apr 2015 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 22 Dec 2015 1 files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 31 Mar 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0107 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0108 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 09 Jul 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Oct 2020 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Fishery Suspended PDF (131.37 Kb) 10 Sep 2019
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised audit time PDF (182.39 Kb) 10 Sep 2019
    Variation Request PDF (158.28 Kb) 11 Feb 2020
    Variation Response PDF (124.10 Kb) 18 Feb 2020

  • Expedited Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0107 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0108 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement expedited audit 27 Nov 2018 1 files
    Expedited audit report 31 Jan 2019 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (36.99 Kb) 31 Jan 2019

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0107 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0108 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 09 May 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Jul 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0107 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0108 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 May 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 03 Oct 2017 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2009)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0107 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0108 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 12 Apr 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 12 Apr 2011 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 28 May 2010 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 28 May 2010 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 16 Mar 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 16 Mar 2010 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 23 Jun 2009 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Variation on assessment coordinator PDF (25.00 Kb) 27 Mar 2013

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 23 Jun 2009 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 21 May 2009 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 21 May 2009 1 files