Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
Combined with another assessment
Certified since : 
28 Jul 2011
Certificate expires : 
27 Oct 2016

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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Please note this fishery is covered by another assessment - Netherlands blue shell mussel 

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Surveillance report 09 Dec 2015 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Sep 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 27 Jan 2015 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Nov 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Jan 2014 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 12 Nov 2013 1 files
    Other: Curriculum Vitae: Jack Vader 04 Dec 2012 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0403 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0748 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0749 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 28 Jul 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 28 Jul 2011 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 02 Jun 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 02 Jun 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 17 Feb 2011 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 17 Feb 2011 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 16 Apr 2010 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 30 Mar 2010 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 25 Jan 2010 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 25 Jan 2010 2 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0749 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0748 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0403 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Sep 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Dec 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0749 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0403 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0748 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Nov 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 27 Jan 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0403 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0748 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0749 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 12 Nov 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Jan 2014 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (423.00 Kb) 07 Feb 2013
    Variation Response PDF (263.98 Kb) 07 Feb 2013

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0403 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0748 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0749 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 04 Dec 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 14 Feb 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other: Curriculum Vitae: Jack Vader PDF (135.48 Kb) 04 Dec 2012
    Stakeholder Announcement: Addition to surveillance audit team PDF (17.36 Kb) 07 Dec 2012