Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
07 Jan 2010
Certificate expires : 
28 Feb 2017

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
    Certificate withdrawn 28 Feb 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 21 Jun 2016 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 Mar 2016 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Apr 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 06 Jan 2015 1 files
    Public certification report 06 Jan 2015 1 files
    Final report and determination 09 Dec 2014 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (216.50 Kb) 28 Feb 2017
  • Re-Assessment (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0099 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1042 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 06 Jan 2015 1 files
    Public certification announcement 06 Jan 2015 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 09 Dec 2014 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 09 Dec 2014 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 07 Nov 2014 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 06 Nov 2014 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 11 Mar 2014 1 files
    Peer review confirmation 16 Oct 2014 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 14 Nov 2013 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 14 Nov 2013 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 31 Oct 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 31 Oct 2013 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 14 Nov 2013 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 31 Oct 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0099 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-1042 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 Mar 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 21 Jun 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0099 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Apr 2015 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0099 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 06 Jan 2010 1 files
    Public certification announcement 15 Jan 2010 1 files

    There was an objection accepted to the final report and determination for this fishery.
    The Independent Adjudicator’s final decision is included in the Public Certification Report.
    Please email standards@msc.org to request the documents related to this objection.


    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 08 Sep 2009 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 08 Sep 2009 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 27 Jul 2009 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 27 Jul 2009 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 23 Dec 2008 1 files

    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
    Stakeholder announcement 22 Apr 2008 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 22 Apr 2008 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0099 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 28 Nov 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Feb 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0099 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 19 Mar 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 28 May 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (183.72 Kb) 20 Dec 2012
    Variation Request PDF (307.31 Kb) 20 Dec 2012

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0099 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 15 Nov 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 05 Jan 2012 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0099 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Feb 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 26 May 2011 1 files