Euronor saithe
Last Updated: 17th December 2009
Number of fisheries: 1
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Species
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
MSC assessment status
The certification body, MacAlister Elliott and Partners Ltd. (MEP), has announced that due to procedural issues, the Public Comment Draft Report for the Euronor saithe fishery has been re-issued and is now available for comment for a further 30 days.
MEP is happy to receive comments from stakeholders on the report at any time during the comment period. Please note that comments should be factual and should be supported by data or other evidence. Comments should sent to Jo Gascoigne of Caroline Gregg by 5pm GMT, 20 January 2010.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.
Fishery location
The North Sea and the Arctic Ocean (ICES subareas I, II and IV)
Fishing method
Bottom trawl
Fishery management
Management under the Common Fisheries Policy. ICES is the scientific authority. Decisions taken by EU Fisheries Council. Stakeholder participation via North Sea RAC.
Commercial market
The main commercial market is for fresh and frozen fillets mainly to Spain, France, Eastern Europe and Russia.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is expected to take 10 months and is scheduled for completion in or around November 2009. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 15th of October 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).
