Limfjord blue shell mussel (rope grown)
Last Updated: 2 February 2012
Number of fisheries: 1
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Species
Mussel (Mytilus edulis)
MSC assessment status
The Conformity Assessment Body, Intertek Moody Marine, has announced that the Public Comment Draft Report for the Limfjord blue shell mussel (rope grown) fishery is now available for comment for a period of 30 days. Any stakeholder wishing to comment on the report is invited to contact Jim Andrews no later than 5pm GMT, 5 March 2012.
Stakeholders are advised that they are to provide objective evidence in support of any additional claims or any claimed errors of fact in their response to the Public Comment Draft Report. Any comments made by stakeholders shall be documented and forwarded by the certification body to its certification decision-making entity.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.
Fishery location
Limfjorden, Denmark
Fishing method
Rope grown
Fishery management
The fishery is managed by Danish authorities. Denmark has defined a dividing line (the mean low-water line) between the sea and the land when dealing with management. The sea is managed by several ministries and by the counties, while coastal land areas are managed by the counties and the municipalities.
Commercial market
The main commercial market for the Limfjord rope grown mussels have been identified as Europe and the Middle East.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is scheduled for completion around December 2011. Please see the download section for a detailed revised assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is 8th April 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).
