Skagerrak, Kattegat and Norwegian Deeps prawn
Last Updated: 12th April 2011
Number of fisheries: 1
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Species
Prawn (Pandalus borealis)
MSC assessment status
The certification body, Moody Marine Ltd., has published a revised assessment timeline.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.
Fishery location
Norwegian Deeps, Skaggerak and Kattegat - ICES Divisions IIIa and IVa East
Fishing method
Demersal trawl- Prawns are trawled in each area, although different gear is used in the Norwegian EEZ and Fishery Protection Zone
Fishery management
The fishery in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and Norwegian Deeps (‘Skagerrak/Norwegian Deeps’) is managed under a joint Norway-EU agreement. Management is based on survey and stock assessment modelling and the fishery is managed through a TAC.
Commercial market
The 10 boats delivering to Launis Fiskekonserves A/S deliver raw shrimps to the production plant in Skagen, Denmark where it is further processed for human consumption both domestic and export.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is scheduled for completion in or around January 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The proposed target eligibility date is the 31st May 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).
