Tavan SP/F Faroe Island silver smelt
Last Updated: 22 May 2012
Number of fisheries: 1
Species
Great silver smelt (argentina silus)
MSC assessment status
The Conformity Assessment Body, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), has announced that the Public Comment Draft Report for the Tavan SP/F Faroe Island silver smelt fishery is now available for comment for a period of 30 days. Any stakeholder wishing to comment on the report is invited to contact Sandhya Chaudhury no later than 5pm GMT, 22nd June 2012.
Stakeholders are advised that they are to provide objective evidence in support of any additional claims or any claimed errors of fact in their response to the Public Comment Draft Report. Any comments made by stakeholders shall be documented and forwarded by the certification body to its certification decision-making entity.
Please refer to the assessment downloads for further information.
Fishery location
ICES Division Vb-Faroe Bank & Faroe Plateau inside FAO area 27.
Fishing method
Semi-pelagic Demersal trawl
Fishery management
All fish catches from Faroese waters must be reported to the Faroese fishery management authority which, in turn, reports landing figures to NEAFC (and ICES).
Commercial market
The main markets are in the EU.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is expected to take xx months and is scheduled for completion around mm/yyyy. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 30th May 2011.
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
Between 15,000 to 20,000 tonnes each year.
