DFA Dutch North Sea ensis
Last Updated: 24 January 2012
Number of fisheries: 1
Species
Razor shell (ensis directus)
MSC assessment status
The conformity assessment body, Food Certification International Ltd., has proposed 2 peer reviewers for the review of the Draft DFA Dutch North Sea ensis fishery Assessment Report.
If you wish to provide feedback on the proposed peer reviewers, please contact Joanna Kabut no later than 5pm GMT, 3 February 2012.
Please refer to the assessment downloads for further information.
Fishery location
FAO statistical area 27, part of ICES Area IVc within the Netherlands EEZ.
Fishing method
Shellfish suction dredge
Fishery management
The fishery takes place in coastal waters in the south (west of Zeeland province) and in the North (above and between the islands bordering the Wadden Sea). Fishing in the Wadden Sea is not allowed. There are 8 fishing licenses for Ensis fishery and no more licenses will be issued.
Commercial market
Spain and Italy.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around August 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the date of certification.
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
8,000 tonnes
