Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus)
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd, has announced that the Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group (NIPSG) Irish Sea Herring 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 FCI Fisheries Department.
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd, has put forward nominations for the fishery assessment team that will be responsible for assessing the Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group (NIPSG) Irish Sea Herring 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 FCI Fisheries Department no later than 5pm GMT, 3 May 2013.
Please visit the assessment downloads for further information
North East Atlantic, FAO statistical area 27, ICES VIIa
Pelagic trawl
Management of the Irish Sea herring fisheries takes place within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union. Fishing activity is regulated at European level, by allocation of 'Total Allowable Catches' (TACs) to defined individual fishing areas.
The Northern Ireland allocations are managed by two local Producer Organisations (POs), overseen by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).
Fresh and frozen into the UK and EU markets.
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around 04/2014. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/08/2013.
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).
2012 data: 5,280 tonnes
]]>Sockeye, chum, pink, and coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch)
The Conformity Assessment Body, MRAG Americas, Inc., has announced that the Narody Severa-Bolsheretsk Salmon fishery has entered full assessment. Initially MRAG Americas, Inc. 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 Jodie Campbell.
The Conformity Assessment Body, MRAG Americas, Inc., has put forward nominations for the fishery assessment team that will be responsible for assessing the Narody Severa-Bolsheretsk Salmon 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 Jodie Campbell no later than 5pm GMT, 20 May 2013.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further details.
Western Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk and Bolshaya, Opala and Kikhchik rivers, FAO 61
Set nets and beach seines
Federal Agency for Fisheries
SVTU, regional divisions of Federal Agency for Fisheries.
Regional (Kamchatka) Fisheries Research Institute, KamchatNIRO.
Regional (Russian Far East) Fisheries Research Institute, TINRO-Center.
All-Russia Fisheries Research Institute, VNIRO.
SevvostRybvod.
Currently, almost 100 percent of the fish is sold out to domestic Russian market.
The assessment process is expected to take 14-16 months and is scheduled for completion around 07/2014. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/07/2014.
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).
2012 total catch data:
18959,773 tons (Bolsheretsk, Ltd)
11612,717 tons (Narody Severa, Ltd)
]]>Golden redfish (Sebastes marinus)
The Conformity Assessment Body, Vottunarstofan Tún ehf., has announced the membership of the assessment team for the ISF Iceland golden redfish fishery.
For further information go to the assessment downloads page.
North East Atlantic, FAO statistical area 27, ICES Va (stock also in Vb, VI, XII, and XIV)
Bottom trawl
Nephros trawl
Danish seine
Gillnet Long line
Handline
The Iceland Golden redfish fishery is subject to Icelandic jurisdiction. The Ministry of Industries & Innovation is responsible for the implementation of the Fisheries Management Act and for issuing regulations on conservation and exploitation of the fish stocks.
Golden redfish is primarily processed (mostly at sea) for export especially in frozen fillets, but also exported fresh chilled.
The largest single markets for all stocks of redfish are Germany, Japan, Netherlands and China.
The assessment process is expected to take 9-10 months and is scheduled for completion around 02/2014. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/05/2013.
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).
TAC 2010-2011: 37.500 MT
TAC 2011-2012: 40.000 MT
TAC 2012-2013: 45.000 MT
Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) , yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) and bigeye (Thunnus obesus) tuna
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International, has announced its intention to use the MSC’s default Assessment Tree and to use the RBF in place of the default Assessment Tree to evaluate PIs 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.4.1 ans 2.5.1 in the scoring of the Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna fishery against the MSC Principles and Criteria.
The default Assessment Tree is defined in the MSC Certification Requirements (CR Annex CB), available for download here. Information on the Risk Based Framework is available here.
Any persons wishing to comment on this proposed use of the Default Assessment Tree and RBF are invited to contact Joanna Kabut by 5pm GMT, 02 May 2013.
For further information go to the assessment downloads page.
Indian Ocean-FAO areas 51 and 57
Purse seine operating using drifting FADs (´logs´) and by setting on free-swimming schools(´free sets´)
Management of highly migratory stocks is via a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO), which in this case is the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC). Nearly all tuna fishing nations in the Indian Ocean are contracting parties to the IOTC, including the EU, to which this fishery belongs.
Markets include those in Mauritius, Kenya, Republic of korea, Spain, El Salvador, Thailand, Turkey and Europe
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around 01/2014. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/04/2013
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).
| Echebastar Fleet | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Skipjack | 29,919 | 19,493 |
| Yellowfin | 22,116 | 26,470 |
| Bigeye | 3,837 | 3,193 |
Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus)
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd, has announced that the Danish and Swedish Nephrops 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 fisheies.
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 FCI Fisheries Department.
The Conformity Assessment Body, Food Certification International Ltd, has put forward nominations for the fishery assessment team that will be responsible for assessing the Danish and Swedish Nephrops 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 FCI Fisheries Department no later than 5pm GMT, 19 May 2013.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.
Skagerrak & Kattegat, FAO statistical area 27, ICES Division IIIa
Demersal trawl, Creel
Managed by the EU Member States through the EU Council of ministers using a TAC system. ICES provide the scientific advice for commercially exploited fish stocks in the North Sea. At sea and landings inspections carried out by EU national enforcement agencies.
DK: Mainly frozen to Southern Europe (Italy, France), small quantities chilled to local markets
SE: Approx. 20% domestic fresh and the rest exported to Denmark for freezing and sold in southern Europe.
The assessment process is expected to take 12 months and is scheduled for completion around 05/2014. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/06/2013.
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).
Total TAC (2012):
6000 MT (of which Swedish proportion is 1,578t)
]]>Saithe (Pollachius virens)
The Conformity Assessment Body, Vottunarstofan Tún ehf., has announced the membership of the assessment team for the ISF Iceland saithe fishery.
For further information go to the assessment downloads page.
North East Atlantic, FAO statistical area 27, ICES Va
Bottom trawl
Danish seine
Gillnet Handline
Long line
The Iceland saithe fishery is subject to Icelandic jurisdiction. The Ministry of Industries & Innovation is responsible for the implementation of the Fisheries Management Act and for issuing regulations on conservation and exploitation of the fish stocks.
Saithe is primarily processed for export especially in frozen fillets but some is also exported salted, dried and fresh.
The largest single markets are Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Nigeria.
The assessment process is expected to take 9-10 months and is scheduled for completion around 02/2014. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is the 01/05/2013.
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).
TAC 2010-2011: 50.000 MT.
TAC 2011-2012: 52.000 MT.
TAC 2012-2013: 49.000 MT (recommended)