Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
01 Apr 2014
Certificate expires : 
31 Mar 2019

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
    Fishery Suspended 25 Aug 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 Jun 2015 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Apr 2015 1 files
    Variation Request 26 Mar 2015 1 files
    Variation Response 26 Mar 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 01 Apr 2014 1 files
    Public certification report 01 Apr 2014 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Fishery Suspended PDF (427.29 Kb) 25 Aug 2016
  • Initial Assessment (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0449 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 01 Apr 2014 1 files
    Public certification announcement 01 Apr 2014 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 06 Mar 2014 2 files
    Final report and determination 06 Mar 2014 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 12 Dec 2013 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 14 Jun 2011 2 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 10 Aug 2010 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 27 Jul 2010 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 15 Oct 2013 3 files
    Stakeholder announcement 02 Jul 2010 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 15 Jul 2010 3 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 21 Aug 2012 5 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0449 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Apr 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 Jun 2015 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (184.60 Kb) 26 Mar 2015
    Variation Request PDF (211.88 Kb) 26 Mar 2015