Germany Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Western Baltic spring spawning herring

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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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate	13 Sep 2019	1 files
  Timeline: Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	15 Mar 2019	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	12 Mar 2019	1 files
  Variation Response	20 Dec 2018	1 files
  Variation Request	18 Dec 2018	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	11 Jun 2018	1 files
  Notice of intent to review new information	18 May 2018	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1694	Herring (Clupea harengus)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1695	Herring (Clupea harengus)	Traps	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	17 Apr 2018	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	11 Jun 2018	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	12 Mar 2019	1 files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	15 Mar 2019	1 files

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