CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring, sprat & sardine Trawl
Last Updated: 22 March 2012
Number of fisheries: 2
Species
Herring (Clupea harengus), sprat (Sprattus sprattus) & sardine (Sardina pilchardus)
MSC assessment status
Please note that the herring component was certified in March 2012.
The Conformity Assesment Body, Food Certification international, request any new information that may have arisen on the CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring, sprat & sardine trawl (sprat & sardine components) fishery since the original site visit in May 2011.
Any stakeholder with information on this fishery that should be considered in the assessment, or who wishes to meet with Food Certification international should contact Joanna Kabut, no later than 5pm GMT, 21 April 2012.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.
Fishery location
North East Atlantic (Celtic Sea), FAO Statistical Area: 27, ICES Sub areas VIIa & Sub-areas VIIg,h,j & k
Fishing method
Pelagic pair trawl
Fishery management
At EU level an overarching industry-developed rebuilding plan has been in place since 2007. This plan will be superseeded by a Long Term Management Plan in 2011. Under the current rebuilding plan a series of annual spawning area closures are in place for Celtic Sea Herring.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF) and the office of the minister for fisheries has statutory responsibility for the governance and management of the fishery at National level. The management system is supported by the Celtic Sea Herring Management Advisory Committee.
Commercial market
Mainstream continental markets of Germany, Poland, Lithuania & Russia. Products include graded frozen fillets, dressed herring, whole frozen product, pickled fillets in brine and ‘roll mop’ products.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around February 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 15th September 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
7,900 tonnes in 2010
