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 Norway North East Arctic haddock fishery is defined as:
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Species |
North East Arctic haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
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Geographical range of fishing operations |
ICES Sub-Areas I and II |
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Method of capture |
Trawl, longline, gill-net, danish seine & hook and line. (5 Units of Certification are separated by these 5 methods of capture.) |
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Stock |
North East Arctic haddock |
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Management |
Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission & Norwegian Authorities |
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Client group |
Norwegian Fleet |
