Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) & Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd, has announced that the Samherji Icelandic cod & haddock trawl & longline fisheries have entered full assessment. Initially Food Certification International Ltd seeks to open a dialogue with all organisations or individuals with a direct interest in the fishery.
Anyone wishing to provide comments or information to the assessment process (relevant to the status of the stock, ecosystem interactions or fishery management practices) is invited to contact Joanna Kabut.
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd, has also put forward nominations for the fishery assessment team that will be responsible for assessing the Samherji Icelandic cod & haddock trawl & longline fisheries against the MSC Standard.
Any stakeholder wishing to provide comments on the suitability or otherwise of any of the nominees is invited to contact Joanna Kabut no later than 5pm GMT, 25 May 2012.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further details.
Northeast Atlantic, FAO area 27
Bottom trawl & Longline
Three public institutions are at the heart of Icelandic fisheries management: the Marine Research Institute (MRI), the Directorate of Fisheries (DF) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (MFA). The coast Guard also has a role in monitoring fishing activities, gears, fishing locations and discards.
Samherji´s main markets are USA, Great Britain, and Continental Europe for fresh and frozen fish.
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around 04/2013. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/07/2012.
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).
Total greenweight catch taken by the client group in the two most recent calendar years
Cod: 45.747.543 t
Haddock: 9.396.832 t
Saithe (Pollacius virens)
The Conformity Assessment Body, DNV, has announced the membership of the assessment team for the Faroe Island saithe fishery.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information
Faroe Plateau and Faroe Bank, ICES Vb1 and Vb2, FAO area 27.
Demersal trawl, long liners, jiggers
Faroe exercises sovereign authority over its coastal waters to 200 miles or median lines, whichever is the lesser. Through Denmark, Faroe is a signatory to the North East Atlantic Fishery Convention and participates in NEAFC meetings. Similarly, Faroe is an associate member of FAO and ICES, where FAMRI scientists are active members, not least in the ICES assessment of north-western and deep-water stocks. 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).
EU
The assessment process is expected to take 10 months and is scheduled for completion around 01/2013. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/05/2012.
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).
Total greenweight catch in 2011:
Otter trawl - 885,2 t
Pair trawl - 24687, 1t
Snow Crab, Queen Crab (Chionoecetes opilio)
The Conformity Assessment Body, Intertek Moody Marine, has announced that the Newfoundland & Labrador snow crab fishery has entered full assessment. Initially Intertek Moody Marine seeks to open a dialogue with all organisations or individuals with a direct interest in the fishery.
Anyone wishing to provide comments or information to the assessment process (relevant to the status of the stock, ecosystem interactions or fishery management practices) is invited to contact Ian Scott.
The Conformity Assessment Body, Intertek Moody Marine, has also put forward nominations for the fishery assessment team that will be responsible for assessing the Newfoundland & Labrador snow crab fishery against the MSC Standard.
Any stakeholder wishing to provide comments on the suitability or otherwise of any of the nominees is invited to contact Ian Scott no later than 5pm GMT, 25 May 2012.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further details.
North Atlantic, FAO Statistical area 21
Pots
DFO
The most important markets are the USA followed by Japan. Other buyers include China and Thailand who are reported to reprocess. Buyers in the Netherlands redistribute the product.
The assessment process is expected to take 14 months and is scheduled for completion around 03/2013. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 13 July 2013.
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).
The total greenweight catch taken by vessels in 2009 was 44,000 t and 53,500 t in 2010. It is not known what proportion was purchased by the client.
Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)
The certification body, Food Certification International Ltd, has announced the membership for the assessment team for the fishery.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further details.
The Bay of Fundy and Scallop Fishing Area 29 West of 65° 30’ W longitude
Digby Dredge
The inshore scallop fishery is managed by means of an annual fishing plan, which sets out the TAC’s, fishing areas and management measures for the conduct of the fishery.
Scallops caught by the Full Bay fleet are landed fresh and sold fresh and frozen on markets primarily in the United States (US) and Canada.
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around 01/2013. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/08/2012.
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).
The 2010/11 green or round weight of the client’s landings was 5956.1 t.
]]>Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) & haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd., has announced that the UFN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fisheries hall henceforth be referred to as the FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fisheries
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.
Barents and Norwegian Seas - ICES la, lb, lla and llb: Coastal waters, within Norwegian and Russian EEZ and International waters
Demersal trawl and longline
Management system is defined by the law of the Russian Federation on fishing, fishing regulations, and the northern basin of the Russian-Norwegian fisheries agreements in the Barents Sea.
The Barents Sea fisheries are managed bilaterally by Norway and Russia through the Joint Norwegian-Russian Fishery Commission which regulates fishing, determining management measures and setting quotas. Within the Russian EEZ, management is undertaken by the Federal Agency For Fisheries and BBTA who also undertake monitoring. Within the Norwegian EEZ, management is undertaken by the Norwegian Fisheries Directorate and monitored / controlled by the Norwegian Coastguard. Management is informed by ICES advice, supported nationally by the Institute of Marine Research (Norway) and PINRO (Russia).
Russia, USA, Europe, China
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around 08/2013. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/07/2012.
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).
]]>Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd, has announced that the Samherji Norwegian & Icelandic herring trawl and seine fishery has entered full assessment. Initially Food Certification International Ltd seeks to open a dialogue with all organisations or individuals with a direct interest in the fishery.
Anyone wishing to provide comments or information to the assessment process (relevant to the status of the stock, ecosystem interactions or fishery management practices) is invited to contact Joanna Kabut.
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd, has put forward nominations for the fishery assessment team that will be responsible for assessing the Samherji Norwegian & Icelandic herring trawl and seine fishery against the MSC Standard.
Any stakeholder wishing to provide comments on the suitability or otherwise of any of the nominees is invited to contact Joanna Kabut no later than 5pm GMT, 25 may 2012.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further details.
Iceland EEZ, Northeast Atlantic, FAO Area 27
Mid-water trawl & seine nets
Three public institutions are at the heart of Icelandic fisheries management: the Marine Research Institute (MRI), the Directorate of Fisheries (DF) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (MFA). The coast Guard also has a role in monitoring fishing activities, gears, fishing locations and discards.
Main markets are within EU, Poland and France, East Europe to Ukraine, Russia and Belarus and Africa with Nigeria as biggest market.
Fishmeal and Fish oil goes to feed producers, mainly in West Europe.
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around 04/2013. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/07/2012.
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).
Total greenweight catch taken by the client group in the two most recent calendar years
90.775 MT