OHV Dutch Waddenzee and Oosterschelde Hand Raked cockle

Last Updated: 24 January 2012
Number of fisheries: 1

Species

Cockle (cerastoderma edule)

MSC assessment status

The conformity assessment body, Food Certification International Ltd., has proposed 2 peer reviewers for the review of the Draft OHV Dutch Waddenzee and Oosterschelde Hand Raked cockle 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 page for further information.

Fishery location

FAO Statistical Area 27 - ICES Subarea IVc - Waddenzee and Oosterschelde - Netherlands EEZ

Fishing method

Hand rake

Commercial market

Spain and France

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 1st August 2012.

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

2500 tons in 2010 (375 tons of meat)