Scapêche and Compagnie de Pêche de St. Malo saithe
Last Updated: 12th April 2010
Number of fisheries: 1
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Species
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
MSC assessment status
The certification body, MacAlister Elliott & Partners Ltd., has proposed two peer reviewers for the review of the Draft Scapêche and Compagnie de Pêche de St. Malo saithe fishery Assessment Report.
If you wish to provide feedback on the proposed peer reviewers, please contact Caroline Gregg no later than 5pm GMT, 23rd April 2010.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.
Fishery location
Management under the Common Fisheries Policy. ICES is the scientific authority. Decisions are taken by EU Fisheries Council and the Norwegian government. Stakeholder participation via North Sea RAC.
Fishing method
Demersal otter trawl
Fishery management
North Sea : ICES Subareas IIIa and IV
West Scotland : ICES Subareas VI and VII
Arctic : ICES Subareas I, IIa and IIb
Commercial market
The main commercial market for saithe products from this fishery is France.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is expected to take 10 months and is scheduled for completion in or around July 2010. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 1st 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).
Tonnage of the fishery
The 2008 total landings between Scapeche and CoPSM vessels was 3179 tonnes.
