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Project Name:

MSC assessment: Southern North Sea nephrops fishery 

Country:

UK 
Whitby Seafoods Ltd  - Project Dates:   August 2008 - July 2009

Detailed narrative description of project:

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for a responsible managed fisheries is the leading certification standard for capture fisheries.

Moody Marine International and Poseidon applied the assessment process to the Southern North Sea nephrops fishery.

Detailed narrative description of actual services provided by Poseidon Aquatic
Resource Management Ltd:

A Poseidon Director was reponsible for assessing the fishery against Principle 2 of MSC standard, which looks at the impact of the fishery upon non-target species, habitats and the wider marine ecosystem.