SPSG West of Scotland herring Pelagic Trawl

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
  Other document: CAB Response to corrective action plan	26 Apr 2016	1 files
  Other document: Corrective Action Plan	26 Apr 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	26 Apr 2016	1 files
  Vessel List	12 Apr 2016	1 files
  Variation Request	15 Mar 2016	1 files
  Variation Response	15 Mar 2016	1 files
  Expedited audit report	16 Feb 2016	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Other document: Corrective Action Plan	PDF (223.53 Kb)	26 Apr 2016
  Other document: CAB Response to corrective action plan	PDF (241.50 Kb)	26 Apr 2016
  Vessel List	PDF (421.23 Kb)	12 Apr 2016
  Fishery Suspended	PDF (291.58 Kb)	12 Feb 2016

• Initial Assessment (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0602	Herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	04 Apr 2012	1 files
  Public certification announcement	04 Apr 2012	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	06 Mar 2012	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	06 Mar 2012	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	17 Jan 2012	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	17 Jan 2012	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	17 Mar 2011	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	08 Mar 2011	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	08 Feb 2011	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	08 Feb 2011	2 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0602	Herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	22 Dec 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	26 Apr 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (227.60 Kb)	15 Mar 2016
  Variation Response	PDF (112.04 Kb)	15 Mar 2016

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• Expedited Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0602	Herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement expedited audit	22 Dec 2015	1 files
  Expedited audit report	16 Feb 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0602	Herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Apr 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 May 2015	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Response	PDF (186.17 Kb)	03 Mar 2015
  Variation Request	PDF (209.26 Kb)	03 Mar 2015

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0602	Herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Feb 2014	2 files
  Surveillance report	01 Apr 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (92.70 Kb)	29 Jan 2014
  Variation Response	PDF (187.01 Kb)	29 Jan 2014

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0602	Herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	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
  Variation Response	PDF (186.14 Kb)	11 Dec 2012
  Variation Request	PDF (69.10 Kb)	11 Dec 2012

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