Shetland and Scottish Mainland Rope Grown mussel Enhanced fishery
Last Updated: 3 May 2012
Number of fisheries: 1
Species
Blue Mussel (mytilus edulis)
MSC assessment status
Assessment team confirmation
Following a 30-day period of comment on the Draft Report for the Shetland & Scottish Mainland Rope Grown Mussel Enhanced fishery, the Conformity Assessment Body,Food Certification International Ltd., has met to consider the report of the assessment team, the report of the Peer Review panel and all stakeholder comments. The Determination reached by the certification body is that the Shetland & Scottish Mainland Rope Grown Mussel Enhanced fishery should be certified in accordance with the MSC Standard. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A DETERMINATION, NOT A FINAL CERTIFICATION RESULT. THIS FISHERY IS THEREFORE NOT YET CERTIFIED, NOR IS IT ABLE TO USE THE MSC ECOLABEL ON ANY PRODUCTS.
There is now a 15 working day period during which a party may lodge a notice of objection to the determinations reached. For further information on the objections process, including the grounds upon which an objection can be made, please email objections@msc.org or write to the MSC London Office (Please follow this link for the MSC London Office address).
Any intent to file an objection should first be addressed to the Independent Adjudicator care of the MSC's Chief Executive, Mr Rupert Howes at the email address objections@msc.org, by 5pm GMT, Friday 25 May 2012.
Please refer to the announcement in the assessment downloads section for further details.
Fishery location
North East Atlantic in Local Fisheries Management areas ICES areas IVa, VIa, FAO Statistical area 27.
Fishing method
Ropes
Fishery management
Scottish (National) and Shetland (Local) Management framework.
Commercial market
The vast majority of the combined Shetland and SSMG mainland tonnage is marketed in the UK High Street retailers.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around January 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
Shetland: 2008 = 3,506 tonnes: 2009 = 3,698 tonnes
SSMG Scottish mainland: 2008 = 1,000 tonnes: 2009 = 1,000 tonnes
