Zhangzidao scallop

Last Updated: 7 February 2012
Number of fisheries: 1

Species

Japanese scallop (patinopecten yessoensis)

MSC assessment status

The conformity assessment body, Intertek Moody Marine, has proposed 2 peer reviewers for the review of the Draft Zhangzidao scallop fishery Assessment Report.

If you wish to provide feedback on the proposed peer reviewers, please contact Jo Akroyd no later than  5pm GMT, 16 February 2012.

Please refer to the assessment downloads for further details.

Fishery location

The North Yellow sea in FAO Statistical Area 61

Fishing method

Diving and Dredging

Fishery management

Dalian Zhangzidao Fishery Group Ltd.
Dalian Ocean and Fishery Bureau
State Oceanic Bureau, Dalian Ocean Environment Monitoring Centre

Commercial market

Scallops are sold throughout China on the domestic market, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, north China, northeast China, Dalian, east China, central China, and southwest China.

Assessment timeline

The assessment process is expected to take 13 months and is scheduled for completion around October 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.

The target eligibility date for this fishery is around October 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

In 2010 60,000t was harvested.