Certifier : 
Intertek Certification Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn

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
    Variation Request 07 Mar 2013 1 files
    Variation Response 07 Mar 2013 1 files
    Timeline: Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 02 Mar 2012 2 files
    Site visit announcement 11 Jun 2009 1 files
    Assessment tree announcement 24 Oct 2008 1 files
    Proposed assessment team 05 Aug 2008 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 07 Mar 2008 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0182 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0180 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-0181 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 11 Jun 2009 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (288.55 Kb) 07 Mar 2013
    Variation Response PDF (70.92 Kb) 07 Mar 2013

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 24 Oct 2008 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 05 Aug 2008 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 07 Mar 2008 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 02 Mar 2012 2 files