Cooperative Fishery Organisation (CVO) North Sea plaice and sole
Last Updated: 19th April 2010
Number of fisheries: 2
Species
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and Dover Sole (Solea solea).
MSC assessment status
The certification body, Moody Marine Ltd., has announced that the Cooperative Fishery Organisation (CVO) North Sea plaice and sole fisheries have entered full assessment. Initially Moody Marine seeks to open a dialogue with all organisations or individuals with a direct interest in the fishery.
Anyone wishing to provide comments or information to the assessment process (relevant to the status of the stock, ecosystem interactions or fishery management practices) is invited to contact Jason Combes.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further details.
Fishery location
The North Sea in FAO statistical area 27, sub areas ICES IV a,b and c.
Fishing method
Various trawl methods.
Fishery management
EU CFP. Management operated under a long term management plan for North Sea plaice and sole in force from 2008.
Commercial market
Whole and filleted (fresh & frozen), breaded fillets sold worldwide.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around April 2011. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 1st November 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).
Tonnage of the fishery
The potential quota available to CVO (if all 250 Motor Fishing Vessels eventually join the certificate) was 40,000 tonnes per annum in 2009.
