Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
01 Feb 2014
Certificate expires : 
28 Jul 2024

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
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate 27 Jan 2023 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance 23 Mar 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 Jul 2021 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 15 Mar 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 11 May 2020 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 05 Feb 2020 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 02 Aug 2019 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate PDF (492.38 Kb) 27 Jan 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance PDF (497.81 Kb) 23 Mar 2022
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (190.79 Kb) 02 Aug 2019
  • Re-Assessment (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 29 Jan 2019 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 29 Jan 2019 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 02 Jan 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 02 Jan 2019 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 23 Nov 2018 1 files
    Public comment draft report 23 Nov 2018 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 11 Sep 2018 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 08 Mar 2018 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: new timeline PDF (432.23 Kb) 16 Nov 2018

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 05 Mar 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 15 Mar 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 Jul 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 05 Feb 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 11 May 2020 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 05 Feb 2014 1 files
    Public certification announcement 05 Feb 2014 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 10 Dec 2013 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 10 Dec 2013 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 24 Oct 2013 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 24 Oct 2013 2 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 24 Jan 2013 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 29 Nov 2012 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 29 Nov 2012 1 files
    Use of the RBF 29 Nov 2012 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 15 Nov 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 15 Nov 2012 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 30 Nov 2012 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 05 Mar 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 04 Jun 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Feb 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 30 Mar 2017 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 23 Feb 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 May 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 15 Jan 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 03 Mar 2015 1 files