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 Denmark blue shell mussel fishery is defined as:
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Species |
Mussel (Mytilus edulis) |
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Geographical range of fishing operations |
Limfjord, Denmark |
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Method of capture |
Mussel dredge |
|
Stock |
Denmark blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) |
|
Management |
Danish Directorate for Fisheries within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy and other European Union directives, including the Water Framework Directive and the Habitats Directive. |
|
Client group |
Vislund Muslinge Industri A/S |
