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 Hastings Dover sole trawl and gill-net fishery is defined as:
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Species |
Dover sole (Solea solea L.) |
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Geographical range of fishing operations |
Eastern English Channel (ICES DIvisions VIId) specifically between Beachy Head and Dungeness and offshore to the six mile limit. |
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Method of capture |
Demersal trawl and Gill-net. |
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Stock |
Eastern Channel stock within ICES Management Area VIId. |
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Management |
Several domestic (UK) statutory bodies work together to manage the Hastings fishery. These are the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), the fisheries Directorate of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Environment Agency (EA), the Marine Fisheries Agency (MFA), Natural England and Sussex Sea Fisheries Committee (SFC). |
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Client group |
Hastings Fisheries Management Group |
