UK Fisheries/DFFU/Doggerbank Group saithe
Last Updated: 8 June 2010
Number of fisheries: 1
Species
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
MSC assessment status
The certification body, MacAlister Elliott & Partners Ltd. (MEP), has proposed two peer reviewers for the review of the Draft UK fisheries/DFFU/Doggerbank Group saithe fishery Assessment Report.
Any stakeholder who wishes to provide feedback on the proposed peer reviewers should contact Jo Gascoigne or Caroline Gregg.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.
Fishery location
NE Atlantic, ICES Subareas IV, VI and IIa
Fishing method
Bottom trawl
Fishery management
Management under the Common Fisheries Policy. ICES is the scientific authority. Decisions taken by EU Fisheries Council and the Norwegian government. Stakeholder participation via North Sea RAC.
Commercial market
The main commercial market for the UK Fisheries/DFFU/Doggerbank Group saithe is France.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is expected to take 10 months and is scheduled for completion in or around June 2010. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is 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).
Tonnage of the fishery
The tonnage for the UK Fisheries/DFFU/Doggerbank Group saithe fishery is 2500 MT.
