Unit of certification
The unit of certification is the unit that is assessed by certifiers against the MSC environmental standard. It is defined as the fishery or fish stock (a biologically distinct unit) combined with the fishing method/gear and practice (the vessel/s) pursuing that stock. This is set at the beginning of the assessment.
The fishery: Unit of certification
The certified Lake Hjälmaren pikeperch gill-net fishery is defined as:
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Species |
Pikeperch / Zander (Sander lucioperca) |
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Geographical range of fishing operations |
Lake Hjälmaren, Southern Sweden |
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Method of capture |
Winter gill-net fishery, gill-nets set predominantly under ice. |
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Stock |
Lake Hjälmaren is effectively discrete from other lakes in terms of fish stocks. |
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Management |
Management of the fishery is divided between the National Board of Fisheries which provides regulation of the fishery and allocates licenses and the County Administrative Boards which carries out enforcement and surveillance and are also responsible for supervision. |
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Client group |
WWF Sweden |
