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 spring spawning 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, EEZ’s of Norway, Russia, Iceland, EU and Faroe Islands. Jan Mayen Fisheries Zone and Svalbard Fisheries Protection Zone, International waters |
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Method of capture |
Purse-seine and Pelagic trawl |
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Stock |
Norwegian spring spawning herring |
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Management |
The main agreement for dividing and managing the TAC is the coastal states agreement between EU, Norway, Iceland, Faroes and Russia. The agreements are implemented in Norway under National management systems and advised by ICES. |
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Client group |
Norwegian vessels only for Norges Sildesalgslag. |
