UK Fisheries Ltd/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe

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
  Surveillance audit announcement = Open consultation	20 Dec 2024	1 files
  Expedited audit report	11 Oct 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: IPI announcement	11 Oct 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder advisory	01 Oct 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	02 Sep 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance	30 Aug 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	29 Aug 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance	PDF (213.14 Kb)	30 Aug 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (124.66 Kb)	29 Aug 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (428.52 Kb)	01 Aug 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (428.52 Kb)	01 Aug 2024
  Gap analysis	PDF (368.91 Kb)	27 Feb 2024
  Gap analysis	PDF (266.26 Kb)	07 Dec 2023
  Gap analysis	PDF (643.25 Kb)	05 Sep 2023
  Gap analysis	PDF (660.29 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Certificate extension	PDF (610.14 Kb)	05 Jul 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variations	PDF (506.24 Kb)	13 Apr 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (124.12 Kb)	06 Apr 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (593.28 Kb)	20 Mar 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 4 surveillance and RA	PDF (500.20 Kb)	13 May 2022
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (159.44 Kb)	30 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (183.12 Kb)	30 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (186.76 Kb)	30 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (182.15 Kb)	30 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (186.02 Kb)	30 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (183.12 Kb)	30 Aug 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (185.00 Kb)	08 Aug 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (258.91 Kb)	27 Oct 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (94.16 Kb)	23 Oct 2017
  Variation Response	PDF (259.94 Kb)	19 Jul 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (93.04 Kb)	18 Jul 2017
  Variation Response	PDF (243.93 Kb)	25 Jan 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (93.08 Kb)	09 Jan 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (192.85 Kb)	16 Jun 2016

• Re-Assessment (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3229	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3228	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	01 Sep 2023	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	01 Sep 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (460.80 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (458.24 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.14 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (452.65 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (465.66 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.33 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (460.80 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (458.24 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.14 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (452.65 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (465.66 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.33 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (460.80 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (458.24 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.14 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (452.65 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (465.66 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.33 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (460.80 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (458.24 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.14 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (452.65 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (465.66 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.33 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (460.80 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (458.24 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.14 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (452.65 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (465.66 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.33 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (460.80 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (458.24 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.14 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (452.65 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (465.66 Kb)	01 Sep 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (463.33 Kb)	01 Sep 2023

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	10 Jul 2023	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	07 Jul 2023	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	22 May 2023	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	22 May 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	22 May 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (197.84 Kb)	07 Mar 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (122.33 Kb)	06 Apr 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (559.69 Kb)	27 Jun 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (122.08 Kb)	03 Jul 2023

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	09 Nov 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (614.32 Kb)	31 Mar 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (128.97 Kb)	06 Apr 2023

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	11 Aug 2022	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	09 Sep 2022	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	11 Aug 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change to assessment team	PDF (489.23 Kb)	27 Oct 2022
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change to assessment team	PDF (491.23 Kb)	27 Oct 2022

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	08 Mar 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3229	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3228	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Dec 2024	1 files

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• Expedited Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3229	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3228	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Expedited audit

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement expedited audit	05 Jul 2024	1 files
  Expedited audit report	11 Oct 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	PDF (219.48 Kb)	02 Sep 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder advisory	PDF (211.21 Kb)	01 Oct 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: IPI announcement	PDF (221.81 Kb)	11 Oct 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (218.75 Kb)	16 Aug 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (122.20 Kb)	22 Aug 2024

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• Re-Assessment (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0586	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0584	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	14 Nov 2017	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	14 Nov 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	24 Oct 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	24 Oct 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	05 Sep 2017	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	05 Sep 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Invitation for Stakeholder submission of information	PDF (270.07 Kb)	25 May 2017

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	21 Mar 2017	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	12 Aug 2016	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	30 May 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0586	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0584	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 Aug 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	18 Nov 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0584	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0586	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	18 Jan 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Apr 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0586	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0584	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	25 Jul 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Nov 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0584	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0586	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 Aug 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	02 Nov 2018	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0584	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0586	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	03 May 2012	1 files
  Public certification announcement	03 May 2012	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	03 Apr 2012	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	03 Apr 2012	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	16 Feb 2012	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	16 Feb 2012	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	13 May 2011	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	03 Feb 2011	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	13 Jan 2011	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	13 Jan 2011	2 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	05 Jul 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Sep 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0586	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0584	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	16 Apr 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	16 Jul 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0586	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0584	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Mar 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Apr 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (192.93 Kb)	04 Mar 2014
  Variation Response	PDF (134.88 Kb)	04 Mar 2014

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0586	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0584	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	10 Jan 2013	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 Mar 2013	1 files

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