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Fishery: North Sea and Skagerrak/Kattegat Herring Fisheries (Clupea harengus) and Western Baltic Sprats Fishery (Sprattus balticus)
Status:
The certification body, Moody Marine Ltd, has announced that the North Sea and Skagerrak/Kattegat Herring and Western Baltic Sprats Fisheries have entered full assessment. Initially Moody Marine seeks to open a dialogue with all organisations or individuals with a direct interest in the fisheries.
Anyone wishing to provide comments or information to the assessment process (relevant to the status of the stock, ecosystem interactions or fishery management practices) is invited to contact Sandhya Chaudhury.
As other fisheries on the North Sea autumn spawning stock are already subject to MSC certification, or are under assessment at present, the outcomes of these other assessments will be considered, with harmonisation between assessments occurring wherever necessary.
Moody Marine are also in the process of assembling an assessment team of individuals with experience of stock assessment, ecosystem interactions and fishery management appropriate to these fisheries. Any nominations of suitable individuals are welcomed.
Please refer to the downloads section for further information.
Last updated: 18 March 2008
Location:
1. North Sea (ICES Division IV)
2. Skagerrak – Western Baltic (ICES Division IIIa).
Within EEZ’s of the EU and Norway.
Fishing Method:
Pelagic Trawl
Management:
The fisheries are managed according to EU Agreements. This agreement is implemented in Sweden under National management systems, and advised by ICES.
The North Sea Herring quota for 2008 is a total of 13 051 tons. 11 004 of this quota comes from the Netherlands in an exchange quota with 6564 tons of blue whiting and with 12547 tons of NVG-herring (HER 1/2). Sweden also has a quota of 846 tons herring in the Norwegian zone.
The 2008 quota for Western Baltic Herring (area 22-24) is 7 926 tons and for Herring in the Baltic, (area 25-29) is 51 047 tons.
The quota for Sprat in the Baltic (area 22-32) is 86 670 tons.
Main Commercial market:
Members of SVERIGES PELAGISKA PRODUCENTORGANISATION can sell their catch in Sweden or to buyers in other countries. Some of the catch may be delivered to Norwegian & Danish fish auctions. There is also industrial sale to Danish, Dutch and Swedish processing plants.
Assessment process:
The assessment process is expected to take 11 months. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
Client:
Sveriges Pelagiska Producent Organisation
Fiskebäcks Hamn 4,
42658 V. Frölunda,
SWEDEN
Att. Bjørn Lindblad
T: +31 69 44 83
M: +31 705 650 267
E: sppo@telia.com
Certification body:
Moody International certification AS
Thorøyaveien 11
3209 Sandefjord
Norway
Contact: Sandhya Chaudhury
T: +47 404 00 404
E: s.chaudury@moodyint.com
W: www.moodyint.com |
