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 Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation Atlanto Scandian herring fishery is defined as:
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Species |
Herring (Clupea harengus) |
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Geographical range of fishing operations |
North-East Atlantic (ICES divisions I, IIa and IIb, V, XIV). |
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Method of capture |
Purse seine and pelagic trawl |
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Stock |
The Norwegian Spring-Spawning (Atlanto- Scandian) herring stock. |
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Management |
The fishery is managed according to the EU, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and Russia agreement from 1997. The agreement is a long-term management plan and is implemented in Denmark under National management systems, and advised by ICES. |
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Client group |
Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation (DPPO) |
