- Certifier :
- Control Union (UK) Limited
- Certified status :
- Withdrawn
- Certified since :
- 03 Jan 2016
- Certificate expires :
- 02 Jul 2021
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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General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Variation Response PDF (139.47 Kb) 12 Mar 2020 Variation Request PDF (174.85 Kb) 03 Mar 2020 Stakeholder Announcement: Alignment of deadline to close out conditions for Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries PDF (144.73 Kb) 09 Jan 2020 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (256.35 Kb) 23 Aug 2019 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (184.23 Kb) 08 Aug 2019 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (256.28 Kb) 08 Aug 2019 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (144.70 Kb) 08 Aug 2019 Variation Response PDF (129.24 Kb) 01 Apr 2019 Variation Request PDF (127.09 Kb) 18 Mar 2019 -
Initial Assessment
(started 2014)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1099 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1102 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1103 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1098 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1101 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1097 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1100 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 22 Dec 2015 1 files Public certification announcement 22 Dec 2015 1 files Other Documents File type Published on List of client group members PDF (259.17 Kb) 05 Jan 2016
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 03 Dec 2015 1 files Final report and determination announcement 03 Dec 2015 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 23 Jul 2015 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 23 Jul 2015 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 17 Mar 2015 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 01 May 2014 1 files
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 01 May 2014 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Proposed assessment team 29 Apr 2014 1 files Stakeholder announcement 29 Apr 2014 1 files Confirmation of assessment team 19 May 2014 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 03 Feb 2015 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2020)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1102 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1099 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1100 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1103 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1101 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1097 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1098 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 30 Jul 2020 1 files Surveillance report 30 Nov 2020 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (144.92 Kb) 30 Nov 2020 Certificate withdrawn PDF (113.90 Kb) 10 Mar 2021 Variation Request PDF (261.28 Kb) 03 Sep 2020 Variation Response PDF (129.21 Kb) 04 Sep 2020
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1099 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1102 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1100 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1101 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1097 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1103 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1098 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 11 Jan 2019 1 files Surveillance report 11 Apr 2019 1 files
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Expedited Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1102 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1099 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1103 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1098 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1100 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1097 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1101 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Announcement expedited audit 11 Jan 2019 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1099 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1102 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1097 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1103 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1100 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1101 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1098 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 27 Apr 2018 1 files Surveillance report 17 Jul 2018 1 files
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Expedited Audit
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1099 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1102 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1100 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1098 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1097 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1101 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1103 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Announcement expedited audit 15 Feb 2018 1 files Expedited audit report 11 Oct 2018 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Other document: CAB Joint Statement PDF (133.88 Kb) 12 Apr 2018
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1099 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1102 Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1097 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1101 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1098 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1103 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1100 Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 10 Jan 2017 1 files Surveillance report 20 Jun 2017 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (95.28 Kb) 27 Mar 2017 Variation Response PDF (246.95 Kb) 06 Apr 2017
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