Species

Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)

MSC assessment status

The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International, has proposed 2 peer reviewers for the review of the Draft AGARBA Spain Barents Sea cod fishery Assessment Report.

If you wish to provide feedback on the proposed peer reviewers, please contact Joanna Kabut no later than  5pm GMT, Sunday 7 October 2012.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further details.

Fishery location

Arctic Ocean-Barents Sea  , ICES subareas I & II, FAO area 27

Fishing method

Bottom trawling using 145mm mesh size and greater

Fishery management

This fishery is subject to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) of the European Union.  National level implementation of the CFP is the responsibility of individual Member States, inside their EEZ.  Management is informed by ICES advice and supported by national research institutes.There are fleet limitations, TAC and effort limitation and technical conservation measures

Commercial market

Main markets are Spain and Portugal where 90% of the product is sold as frozen cod fillets and HG, and 10% is commercialised as salted cod. 

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around 05/2013. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 31/03/2013.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Tonnage of the fishery

2011 = 5,827.18 tones

2012 =  6,085.40 tones

First certified as sustainable in September 2000 and recertified November 2007

The Conformity Assessment Body, Intertek Moody Marine, has announced that the existing certificate for the Alaska salmon fishery lapsed at midnight on 29 October 2012.

Any Alaskan salmon product produced from Alaska salmon caught after this date will not be eligible to carry the MSC logo until a new eligibility date has been confirmed.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section.

Summary

Species: 5 salmon species have been certified:sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka), chum (Oncorhynchus keta), chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
Location:  Within US territorial waters adjacent to the coast of the State of Alaska.
Fishing methods:  Nets (drift and set gillnets, purse seine), trolling and fishwheels.
Number of fisheries: 1 fishery with 5 species divided into 16 units of certification.

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More about salmon

Salmon hatch in fresh water, spend part of their life in the ocean, and then migrate back to spawn in fresh water. All salmon die after spawning.

Chinook salmon is Alaska's state fish and is one of the most important sport and commercial fish native to the Pacific coast of North America. It is the largest of all Pacific salmon, with weights of individual fish commonly exceeding 30 pounds (13 kg).

Chum salmon are the most abundant commercially harvested salmon species in arctic, northwestern, and Interior Alaska.

Coho salmon usually weigh 8 to 12 pounds and are 24 to 30 inches long.

Pink salmon is the smallest of the Pacific salmon found in North America with an average weight of about 3.5 to 4 pounds and average length of 20-25 inches.

Sockeye salmon support one of the most important commercial fisheries on the Pacific coast of North America, are increasingly sought after in recreational fisheries, and is an important mainstay of many subsistence users.

More about the fishing methods

Salmon are harvested by nets (drift and set gillnets, purse seine), trolling and fishwheels. Trolling is fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat. A fishwheel operates much as a water-powered mill wheel. The baskets on the wheel capture fish traveling upstream. The fish caught in the baskets fall into a holding tank.

Fishery tonnage

287,000 metric tonnes

Commercial market

Roughly one quarter of the harvest is sockeye salmon, followed by chum, coho and chinook salmon. In product value, sockeye salmon has always been the primary species. In recent years more than 80 percent has been sold whole or eviscerated. Seventy-five percent of the fresh or frozen product is exported, with Japan purchasing about 80 percent. The canned product is sold primarily within Europe and the United States although more recently fresh and smoked product has been more widely available in these markets.

Species

Patagonian toothfish  ( Dissostichus eleginoides )

MSC assessment status

The Conformity Assessment Body, OIA, has announced its intention to use the MSC’s Risk Based Framework in place of the default Assessment Tree to evaluate PIs 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.4.1 and 2.5.1 in the scoring of the Argentine Patagonian toothfish fishery against the MSC Principles and Criteria.

The default Assessment Tree is defined in the MSC Certification Requirements (CR Annex CB), available for download here. Information on the Risk Based Framework is available here

Please refer to assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

Argentine Sea, FAO statistical Area 41

Fishing method

Industrial bottom trawl net, Industrial bottom longline and Industrial traps

Fishery management

The management authority is the “Consejo Federal Pesquero”.

Commercial market

The seafood domestic market is small in Argentina, particularly for Patagonian toothfish relative to capture levels.

The USA is the largest exporter of Patagonian toothfish

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is expected to take 7 months and is scheduled for completion around 09/2013. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 15/01/2013

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Tonnage of the fishery

The most recent TAC (2012) was established at 3,500 tons.

Species

Short-necked clams (Paphia malabarica)

MSC assessment status

The Conformity Assessment Body, Intertek Moody Marine, has announced that the Ashtamudi Estuary Short-Necked Clam Fishery has entered full assessment. Initially Intertek Moody Marine seeks to open a dialogue with all organisations or individuals with a direct interest in the fishery.Anyone wishing to provide comments or information to the assessment process (relevant to the status of the stock, ecosystem interactions or fishery management practices) is invited to contact Jim Andrews.

The Conformity Assessment Body, Intertek Moody Marine, has put forward nominations for the fishery assessment team that will be responsible for assessing the Ashtamudi Estuary Short-Necked Clam Fishery against the MSC Standard.

Any stakeholder wishing to provide comments on the suitability or otherwise of any of the nominees is invited to contact Jim Andrews no later than 5pm BST, 24 June 2013.

Please refer to the assessment downloads for further information.

Fishery location

Ashtamudi Estuary, Kerala, India, FAO statistical area 51

Fishing method

1. Free diving.
2. Hand Dredge.

Fishery management

The fishery is managed under national and state legislation. National and state legislation serve to prevent fishing by dredgers.

At a local level, the fishery is managed by the local “Panchayat” (village council). A Fisheries Sub-Committee addresses the management of the clam fishery.

Enforcement of the national, state and local regulations is carried out by state Fishery Officers and by the local police.

Commercial market

The catch is processed locally. Clams are depurated, then cooked. Clam shells and meats are separated, and the meats are heat treated and frozen for export to Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Shells are retained and bought by local industries to make cement and calcium carbide.
There is a small local market for whole clams.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is expected to take 10 months and is scheduled for completion around 04/2014. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 06/03/2014.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Tonnage of the fishery

Total greenweight catch in the two most recent years:

2011:  11,052 tonnes
2012:  11,174 tonnes

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Species

Native oyster (European flat oyster) (Ostrea edulis)

MSC assessment status

The certification body, Moody Marine Ltd., has proposed two peer reviewers for the review of the Draft Blackwater native oyster fishery Assessment Report.

If you wish to provide feedback on the proposed peer reviewers, please contact Jason Combes no later than 5pm GMT, 8th July 2011.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

The fishery occurs within the Blackwater River, Essex, in the Greater Thames Estuary, United Kingdom.

Fishing method

Dredge and hand collection

Fishery management

The Blackwater native oyster fishery operates under a variety of UK and EC regulations, including the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967, Local Sea Fisheries Committees Bye-laws, and The Registration of Fish Farming and Shellfish Farming Businesses Order 1985. Additionally, the fishery is subject to a number of hygiene regulations, including EC Directive 95/70/EC to prevent the spread of diseases implemented through the Fish Health Regulations 1997 (SI 1997 No. 1881) and the Shellfish Hygiene Directive (EC Directive 91/492/EEC) implemented through Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) Hygiene Regulations 1998. A closed season is also in effect from 14th May to 4th August.

The Tollesbury and Mersea Native Oyster Company has a Several Order lease from the Crown Estate, granted in 1999 for a period of 20 years. The Blackwater Creeks, operated by members of the Blackwater Oystermen’s Association, are privately owned or leased. Outside these areas, control occurs under the Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries Committee, operating bye-laws that regulate the minimum ring size (7cm) and restrict the size of dredge to 4 metres in any public fishery within the district. The upper Blackwater is under the jurisdiction of Maldon District Council, and the lower Blackwater by the Crown Estate, both of which lease grounds.

Annual landings are recorded and submitted to Cefas and the Marine and Fisheries Agency. Daily fishing effort and landings are also recorded.

Commercial market

The current market is predominantly for London restaurants and the oysters may also be exported to Europe and Asia.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is scheduled for completion in or around January 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 1st of November 2009.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Tonnage of the fishery

The tonnage (2008) for the Blackwater native oyster fishery is 60 MT.

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Species

Thornback Ray (Raja clavata),
Blonde Ray (Raja brachyura),
Small eyed Ray (Raja microcellata),
Sandy Ray (Leucoraja circularis),
Spotted Ray (Raja montagui),
Cuckoo Ray (Leucoraja neavus)

MSC assessment status

The certification body, Intertek Moody Marine, has published a revised timeline.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

ICES Area VIIf, East of 4º 30’ West of the Bristol Channel.

Fishing method

Otter trawl.

Fishery management

Total Allowable Catch (TAC):
From 1st January 2009, rays have been subject to a EU TAC. The UK allocation is 4,070 tonnes liveweight. The Cornish Fishery Producers Organisation have 1,092.9t, the South Western FPO have 458.2t. There are no landing restrictions by either Producers Organisation. The under 10 metre vessel allocation is 822.7t where there is a monthly TAC of 16t. The NDFA over 10 metre vessels are in a PO.

Science:
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Centre of Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)

European and National fisheries legislation:
DEFRA/The Marine Fisheries Agency (MFA)

Vessel licensing:
DEFRA/MFA

Local management:
Sea Fisheries Committee (SFC) byelaws: Cornwall, Devon and South Wales
Environment Agency (EA): Acting as a SFC in Somerset, the Severn Estuary and tributaries and estuaries in Cornwall.

Confirmation of byelaws:
DEFRA and Welsh Assembly Science

Legislation:
EC CFP Regulations
UK Fisheries Acts
SFC / EA Byelaws

Commercial market

Main markets are domestic and other EU markets.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is scheduled for completion in or around March 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is 15 July 2011.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Tonnage of the fishery

The tonnage landed in 2008 for the Bristol Channel ray fisheries was 550 MT.

Species

Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

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MSC assessment status

Following a 30-day period of comment on the Draft Report for the Bristol Channel sea bass fishery, the Certification Body, Moody Marine Ltd., has met to consider the report of the assessment team, the report of the Peer Review panel and all stakeholder comments. The Determination reached by the certification body is that the Bristol Channel sea bass fishery should NOT be certified in accordance with the MSC Standard. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A DETERMINATION, NOT A FINAL CERTIFICATION RESULT.

There is now a 15 working day period during which a party may lodge a notice of objection to the determinations reached. For further information on the objections process, including the grounds upon which an objection can be made, please email objections@msc.org or write to the MSC London Office (Please follow this link for the MSC London Office address).

Any intent to file an objection should first be addressed to the certification body, for the attention of Jim Andrews at Moody Marine, and copied to the MSC's Chief Executive, Mr Rupert Howes at the email address objections@msc.org, by 5pm GMT, 5th September 2011.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

ICES Area VIIf, East of 5º 30’ West.

Fishing method

Demersal Otter trawl

Fishery management

All fisheries for sea bass, including the recreational and part time fisheries, are governed by EU legislation which prohibits the landing of sea bass below 36cm in length. In the Cornwall and South Wales SFC districts the minimum landing size for bass is 37.5 cm. Under current EU legislation, a directed fishery for bass using a demersal otter trawl is subject to minimum mesh size restriction.

National legislation restricts fishing for bass from a boat in bass nursery areas, i.e. 37 estuaries around the coast of England and Wales.

Bass are not subject to an EU or UK quota, therefore there are no current restrictions on the quantity

Commercial market

The main markets for sea bass caught in the Bristol Channel are the domestic market and other EU markets.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is expected to take 21 months and is scheduled for completion around March 2011. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 31st of August 2010.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

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Fishery species:

British Columbia chum (Oncorhynchus keta) - 4 fisheries

MSC assessment status

Please note the Fraser, Inner South Coast and West Coast Vancouver Island chum salmon components have been certified.

The North and Central Coast chum salmon components are still in assessment.

The 15 working day period during which parties could have lodged an intent to object to the Conformity Assessment Body, Intertek Moody Marine determination that the British Columbia chum salmon fishery (Fraser, Inner South Coast and West Coast Vancouver Island components) should be certified closed on 27 December 2012. No objections were received and the determination therefore holds. The new certificate will be in effect for 5 years, contingent on the fishery successfully completing annual audits of its status against the MSC standard.

The MSC ecolabel may now be applied to catches taken from this fishery after the agreed eligibility date of 17 April 2012, by those companies with appropriate Chain of

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

Canadian Pacific EEZ and British Columbia Coastal Waters

Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

North Coast/ Central Coast British Columbia
Inside Fisheries
West Coast Vancouver Island
Fraser River

Fishing method

Seine, troll, gillnet

Fishery management

The salmon fisheries are managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) – Pacific Region.  The Fisheries and Oceans mandate includes responsibility for the conservation and sustainable use of Canada's fisheries resources.

Salmon fisheries management for all salmon fisheries (First Nation, Commercial and Recreational) in British Columbia is conducted within the framework of an interannual management cycle. 

There are detailed fishery management plans for all salmon fisheries in BC including First Nations, commercial and recreational.  These plans describe the policy framework of the fisheries, the objectives of the management plan, decision guidelines and specific management measures as well as the fishing plans for the First nations, commercial and recreational fisheries.

Licence conditinos and commercial fishing plans lay out all the fishery management measures including seasons, closed areas, allowable gear characteristics such as hook styles, mesh size, net dimensions and the methods by which gear may be used.

In 2007, for all fishing areas province wide, the three commercial gear types harvested 11,131 tonnes of pink and 4,100 tonnes of chum salmon.

Commercial market

Worldwide

Assessment process

The assessment process is scheduled for completion in or around April 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Species

Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis),
Monk (Lophius piscatorius & L. Budegassa),
Sole (Solea solea).

MSC assessment status

The certification body, Intertek Moody Marine, has announced a revised timeline for the C&WSTG English Channel megrim, monk and sole beam trawl fishery.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

The fisheries for megrim and monk take place in: ICES Area VII d,e,f,g amd h-k. ICES Area VIIIa (South Brittany) is also a catch possibility.

The fishery for sole takes place in: ICES Area VII d and e.

Fishing method

Beam trawl.

Fishery management

TAC & Quota:
Each of the species is subject to an EU TAC from which the UK is allocated a quota.

Science:
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Centre of Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS).

European and National fisheries legislation:
DEFRA/The Marine Fisheries Agency (MFA)

Vessel licensing:
DEFRA/MFA

Local management:
Sea Fisheries Committee (SFC) byelaws: Cornwall & Devon
Environment Agency (EA)

Confirmation of byelaws:
DEFRA

Legislation:
EC CFP Regulations
UK Fisheries Acts
SFC / EA Byelaws

Commercial market

The main markets for megrim are France and Spain, although UK demand is growing. While sales of monk and sole are also made to Europe, UK sales are more significant and the market for certified product is expected to be more geared towards UK domestic sales.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is scheduled for completion in or around April 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 22 July 2011.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Tonnage of the fishery

The tonnage figures below are for the first eight months of 2008.Figures are then estimated for the 12 months of 2008.

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Species

Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi gayi)

MSC assessment status

The Conformity Assessment Body, Intertek Moody Marine, request that stakeholders submit any new information relating to the Chile hake trawl fishery.

Any stakeholder with information on this fishery that should be considered in the assessment, should contact Ian Scott, no later than 22 February 2013.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

Chilean common hake (Merluccius gayi gayi) are distributed from Antofagasta to Cheap Channel and on the continental shelf to a depth of 500 m. The focus of the Chilean common hake trawl fishery is between the 5 mile and 60 mile offshore belt and within the Chilean fisheries administrative regions IV to X. The fishery is conducted in the South Pacific within the Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

FAO statistical area 87.

Fishing method

Demersal trawl.

Fishery management

There are two main government departments responsible for the management of Chilean fisheries: SUBPESCA (Undersecretary of Fisheries) and SERNAPESCA (National Fisheries Service). SUBPESCA deals with the policy and planning of the fisheries while SERNAPESCA deals with regulation and enforcement.

Commercial market

Catch would be destined for the export market as frozen, fresh and canned product.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is scheduled for completion around August 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed revised assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is 6 months before the public comment draft report is released, expected around April 2012.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Tonnage of the fishery

26 355 tonnes in 2009 & 25 155 tonnes in 2008.

Species

Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis)

MSC assessment statu

The Conformity Assessment Body, IMO, has proposed two peer reviewers for the review of the Draft Chilean mussel fishery and suspended culture Toralla S.A and Cultivos Toralla S.A  fishery Assessment Report.

If you wish to provide feedback on the proposed peer reviewers, please contact IMO no later than 5pm GMT, 8th June 2012.

Please refer to assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

The Chilean blue mussel stock is in the South East Pacific Ocean in the FAO statistical area 87. The fishery is located in the coastal sea of the Chile within the Exclusive Economic Zobne (EEZ) of 200 miles, specifically, within the limits of the ''Region de los Lagos'' (Region X). Seed mussel harvest in the area of Reloncavi, Puerto Montt. Grow-out operations in the province of Chiloe.

Fishing method

Seed is collected by suspended substrate and rope/mesh grown subsequently (Catch and grow)

Fishery management

Subsecretaria de Pesca (SUBPESCA) deals with the policy and planning of the fisheries.

Servicio Nacional de Pesca (SERNAPESCA) deals with regulation and enforcement.

Commercial market

The main target market is Spain followed by other European markets and the USA

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around 10/2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is the date of certification (10/2012).

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

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Species

Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus)

MSC assessment status

The certification body, Moody Marine Ltd.,  has announced a revised timeline for the Clyde nephrops creel fishery.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

Clyde Sea and Sea Lochs, ICES Area VIa, Management Area C, Functional Unit 13

Fishing method

Creel (baited Nephrops creel on lines).

Fishery management

The overall management of the Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) fishery is determined by the EU Common Fisheries Policy, which sets out technical measures and quotas for the fishery.  The CFP is implemented by Member States. The UK’s Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has agreed a Subject Specific Concordat with the Scottish Executive to enforce EC measures within Scottish waters.

The Clyde Nephrops fishery lies entirely within Scottish Internal Waters. It can only be prosecuted by UK fishing vessels, which are susceptible to the provisions of domestic fisheries legislation made by the Scottish Executive using its powers under the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984.  This Act enables the Scottish Executive to make Orders to regulate or prohibit fishing activities. Stocks are controlled through a restrictive licencing system. SEERAD Fisheries Departments manage quota through Producer Organisation's (POs), including transfer and quota swap. Additional management measures include minimum net, mesh and landing size.

Commercial market

Markets for whole nephrops are principally in Southern Europe, and there is significant use of tails in Scampi production for the domestic UK market.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is scheduled for completion in or around November 2011. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The proposed target eligibility date is the 1st June 2010.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

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Species

Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus)

MSC assessment status

The certification body, Moody Marine Ltd., has announced the following changes for the assessment previously known as Clyde nephrops trawl and creel fisheries.

This notification sets out the changes proposed to the report structure, title and timescale for these fishery assessments.

1. Report structure
The requirements under the Marine Stewardship Council program is that all fisheries must be assessed using a defined “Unit of Certification”. The “Unit of Certification” is defined by the MSC as “the fishery or fish stock (=biologically distinct population unit) combined with the fishing method/gear and practice (=vessel(s)) pursuing the fish of that stock)”.

As part of the assessment process for this fishery, Moody Marine Ltd provided a public announcement and solicited comment on two units of certification that included fishing for Nephrops norvegicus in the Firth of Clyde using trawls and creels. The initial announcement linked both units to a single report title.

The client now wishes to progress the assessment for each unit of certification independently. One report will be produced for creels, and another for trawls. These reports will proceed on separate timescales.

2. Change to assessment title
In view of the changes to the scope of certification set out in (1) above, it is appropriate to change the title of the assessment from “Clyde nephrops trawl and creel fisheries” to the “Clyde nephrops trawl fishery” and the “Clyde nephrops creel fishery” respectively.

3. Timescale – Clyde Nephrops Creel Fishery
Changes to the timescale for the assessment of the creel fishery are proposed including a revised target eligibility date expected to be 1st June 2010.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

Clyde Sea and Sea Lochs, ICES Area VIa, Management Area C, Functional Unit 13

Fishing method

Otter trawl.

Fishery management

The overall management of the Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) fishery is determined by the EU Common Fisheries Policy, which sets out technical measures and quotas for the fishery.  The CFP is implemented by Member States. The UK’s Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has agreed a Subject Specific Concordat with the Scottish Executive to enforce EC measures within Scottish waters.

The Clyde Nephrops fishery lies entirely within Scottish Internal Waters. It can only be prosecuted by UK fishing vessels, which are susceptible to the provisions of domestic fisheries legislation made by the Scottish Executive using its powers under the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984.  This Act enables the Scottish Executive to make Orders to regulate or prohibit fishing activities. Stocks are controlled through a restrictive licencing system. SEERAD Fisheries Departments manage quota through Producer Organisation's (POs), including transfer and quota swap. Additional management measures include minimum net, mesh and landing size.

Commercial market

Markets for whole nephrops are principally in Southern Europe, and there is significant use of tails in Scampi production for the domestic UK market.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is scheduled for completion in or around June 2010. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The proposed target eligibility date is the 1st June 2010.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Species

Hake (Merluccius merluccius)

MSC assessment status

The certification body, Moody Marine Ltd., has published a revised assessment timeline.

Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.

Fishery location

North East Atlantic, FAO statistical area 27 in management areas ICES VIIe,VIIf, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj, VIIk.

Fishing method

Bottom set gill nets.

Fishery management

The fishery is under the ultimate jurisdiction of the EU via the CFP. Measures are implemented by DEFRA and associated subsidiary organisations via quota allocations and technical regulations. Technical regulations include mesh sizes, VMS, observers, and log book reporting requirements.

Commercial market

The main market is in Europe, particularly Spain, France & the UK. Fish are sold as fresh whole gutted, fillets and steaks into retail and food service.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is scheduled for completion around November 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 8th March 2012.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).

Tonnage of the fishery

In 2009 green weight catch was 315 tonnes.

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Fishery species

Brown shrimp (Crangon crangon)

MSC assessment status

The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd, are requesting any new information which may have arisen on the CVO Dutch North Sea brown shrimp fishery, since the original site visit.

Any stakeholder with information on this fishery that should be considered in the assessment should contact Joanna Kabut, no later than 5pm GMT, 16 June 2012.

Please refer to the announcement in the assessment downloads section for further details.

Fishery location

Within North Sea ICES sub-areas IVa, b and c.

Fishing method 

Trawl

Fishery management

The fishery is subject to control under EU, national and local primary and secondary legislation. Within Territorial limits (out to 3 or 6 nautical miles) the fishery is typically subject to one form or another of inshore fisheries management, and subject to local management, control and inspection. Beyond Territorial limits, the fishery is subject to national legislation and control and inspection by the relvant national inspectorate.

The core area of the shrimp (Crangon crangon) fishery is the Wadden Sea - an area listed as a European Marine Protected Area, a provision that falls under the Bird and Habitat Directive of the EU.

Within the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) the fishery is not considered a pressure stock fishery and is not subject to management by TAC. It is however, the subject of ongoing scrutiny for stock assessment and management purposes, and such work is coordinated through a fishery specific ICES working group.

Most elements of the shrimp fleet are subject to control through a number of local professional organisations and, for those also fishing quota species, through membership of relevant Fish Producer Organisations.

Tonnage

In 20120 landings were 16,684 t

Commercial market

Mostly EU.

Assessment process

The assessment process is expected to take approximately 19 months. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 1st of March 2009.

The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.

To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).