Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low and there are mitigation measures in place.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch of other tuna, billfishes and sharks is a risk for this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons are committed to promoting uptake of the ISSF Proactive Vessel Register (PVR), which independently verifies that the fishing practices of the boat meets the regional fishery requirements, and continue to work towards full registration of supply vessels. In 2015, Morrisons began to directly support ISSF in their advocacy to Governments to improve their tuna fishery management controls.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species; incidental capture of PET species by troll and handline gear is uncommon.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons are committed to promoting uptake of the ISSF Proactive Vessel Register (PVR), which independently verifies that the fishing practices of the boat meets the regional fishery requirements, and continue to work towards full registration of supply vessels. In 2015, Morrisons began to directly support ISSF in their advocacy to Governments to improve their tuna fishery management controls.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species; incidental capture of PET species by troll and handline gear is uncommon.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons are committed to promoting uptake of the ISSF Proactive Vessel Register (PVR), which independently verifies that the fishing practices of the boat meets the regional fishery requirements, and continue to work towards full registration of supply vessels. In 2015, Morrisons began to directly support ISSF in their advocacy to Governments to improve their tuna fishery management controls.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch of fin-fish, particularly cod, is a risk in this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• While this fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed, an MSC condition is in place to better understand potential habitat impacts.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. The risk to marine mammals of entanglement in lobster gear is considered low.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species but may impact food availability to PET species. The FIP aims to better understand the impacts of the fishery on PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. However, anomalous environmental conditons observed since 2013 have been associated with an increased catch of non-target species.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. The FIP aims to better understand the impacts of the fishery on habitats.

General Notes

• This fishery entered into two FIPs in January 2017, one for the small scale purse-seine fishery and one for the industrial purse-seine fishery.
• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sharks, skates and rays with this fishery. Occasional interactions with marine mammals occur.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

• Morrisons has worked with fisher organisations, suppliers and Seafish in the development of an ecological risk assessment for this fishery and is supporting Project UK Fisheries Improvements to transition the fishery to third party certification.

Environmental Notes

• Occasional interactions with seabirds and marine mammals are known to occur within this fishery, but data is too limited to state whether this hinders their recovery. An MSC condition is in place to provide evidence of effects on PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds and marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• There is bycatch for this fishery but non-target species are retained.  Management measures are in place to reduce impacts on retained species.
• The impact depends on the gear type. Bottom trawls will have the greatest impact on the sea bed.  MSC conditions and recommendations are in place to strengthen understanding of fishery interactions with sensitive habitat.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species.
• There is bycatch for this fishery but non-target species are retained.  Management measures are in place to reduce impacts on retained species.
• The impact depends on the gear type. Bottom trawls will have the greatest impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• The fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• The impact depends on the gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

• This fishery is in the Canada Atlantic cod (2J3KL) - longline/trawl/gillnet/hook & line FIP.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on PET species but occasional interactions with elasmobranchs (skates, rays and sharks), grey seals, and allis shad may occur.
• The main bycatch species include haddock,whiting and saithe, among others. MSC conditions are in place regarding bycatch.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. But, the fishery is considered highly unlikely to irreparably reduce habitat structure and function.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. An MSC condition is in place to review gear interactions with PET species and implement mitigation measures where needed.
• Bycatch is a risk in this fishery but there are mitigation measures in place. An MSC condition is in place to assess and manage potential impacts on bycatch species.
• The impact depends on the gear type. An MSC condition is in place to assess the impact of the fisheries on sensitive habitats.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Bycatch for this fishery is likely to be low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to PET species with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Bycatch in this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Bristol Channel fishery for blonde ray caught with demersal otter trawl as "Rating 4 (orange)".
Caveat
The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Ray, blonde, Bristol Channel

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Dredges will directly impact on the sea bed. An MSC condition is in place to assess the impact of mussel dredges on the sea floor.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch in this fishery is considered low.
• Dredges will directly impact on the sea bed. An MSC condition is in place to assess the impact of mussel dredges on the sea floor.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

Other ratings

The Marine Conservation Society categorises the English Channel fishery for cuttlefish using demersal otter trawl and trap as "Rating 3 (yellow)".

Caveat

The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

References

MCS's Good Fish Guide - Cuttlefish, English Channel, Demersal otter trawl

MCS's Good Fish Guide - Cuttlefish, English Channel, Trap

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to skates and rays with this fishery.
• This fish is caught as a bycatch species.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Dredges will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• The impact depends on the gear type. Bottom trawls will have the greatest impact on the sea bed. 

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fishery holds a basic level of certification.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Celtic Sea and West of Scotland fishery for cuckoo ray caught with demersal otter trawl as "Rating 4 (orange)".
Caveat
The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Ray, cuckoo, Celtic Sea and West of Scotland

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. An MSC condition is in place to gather information on fishery impacts on bird species.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. An MSC condition is in place to investigate options for protecting benthic habitats.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles and marine mammals of entanglement in pot ropes with this fishery.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. Non-target species are usually released alive.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles and marine mammals of entanglement in pot ropes with this fishery.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. Non-target species are usually released alive.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

This fishery was in an FIP from 2012 to 2017. The Orkney edible crab creel fishery then entered into the full MSC assessment process in May 2017, it is anticipated that if the fishery meets the standard it will be certified in 2018.

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Orkney fishery for edible crab using creels and pots as "Rating 3 (yellow)". This rating was downgraded from "Rating 2 (pale green) in 2018.

Caveat

The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Crab, brown or edible, Orkney

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Southern North Sea fishery for edible crab using creels and pots as "Rating 3 (yellow)".

Caveat
The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Crab, brown or edible, Southern North Sea

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

Morrisons have committed support to Project UK Fisheries Improvement to oversee the transition of the south west crab and lobster fishery to third party certification.

Other ratings

The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Western Channel fishery for edible crab as "Rating 2 (pale green)".
Caveat
The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Crab, brown or edible, Western Channel, VIIe

Environmental Notes

• This fishery may impact food availability to PET species.
• Profile not yet complete.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fishery holds a basic level of certification.
• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to marine mammals, sharks, skates and rays with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place, including the use of acoustic pingers.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. An MSC condition is in place to establish a discard monitoring programme.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• Available data is still limited, but work is underway in the Moroccan FIP to determine fishery interactions with PET species.
• Bycatch in this fishery is considered low, but available data is still limited. Work is in progress in the Moroccan FIP to identify and quantify discards.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fishery is covered by the Morocco sardine - pelagic trawl and seine FIP.
• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to PET species with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• The impact depends on the gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to cause unacceptable impacts to PET species.
• There is bycatch for this fishery but management measures are in place to reduce impacts.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. But, the fishery is considered highly unlikely to irreparably reduce habitat structure and function.

General Notes

• This fishery was MSC certified in 2017.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the seabed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• Supply of plaice caught by pulse fishing methods is not permitted.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds with this fishery.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• The impact depends on the gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons have committed support to Project UK Fisheries Improvement to oversee the transition of the North Sea fishery to third party certification
• Supply of plaice caught by pulse fishing methods is not permitted.

Environmental Notes

• Effects on ETP species are considered highly likely to be within acceptable limits.
• The main bycatch species, Baltic herring, is well managed.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Caveat
The environmental notes for this fishery are based on information from sources other than the FishSource profile.
References
Bureau Veritas, 2017, MSC Public Certification Report for SLFPO Pelagic Trawl Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Dredges will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons support improvements in the understanding of fishing impacts through sponsoring academic research. They also support Project UK Fisheries improvement to oversee the transition of the English channel fishery to third party certification.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Dredges will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Morrisons support improvements in the understanding of fishing impacts through sponsoring academic research. They also support Project UK Fisheries improvement to oversee the transition of the English channel fishery to third party certification.

Other ratings

The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Cornwall dredge fishery for Great Atlantic scallop as "Rating 4 (orange)".

Caveat

The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

References

MCS's Good Fish Guide - Scallop, King, scallops, Cornwall

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Dredges will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Morrisons support improvements in the understanding of fishing impacts through sponsoring academic research. They also support Project UK Fisheries improvement to oversee the transition of the English channel fishery to third party certification.

This fishery is covered by the Channel dredge scallop FIP operating under Project UK.

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Western Channel Inshore dredge fishery for Great Atlantic scallop as "Rating 3 (yellow)".

Caveat

The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Scallop, King, scallops, Western Channel Inshore

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch varies for this fishery depending on gear type. Long lines and gillnets present the greatest risk.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. Measures to protect vulnerable habitats such as cold water coral reefs are in place.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• There is bycatch for this fishery but management measures are in place to reduce impacts on retained species.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. But, the fishery is considered highly unlikely to irreparably reduce habitat structure and function

General Notes

• As a mixed fishery, the effects of management measures on other species need to be considered within an ecosystem context.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to marine mammals with this fishery.
• There is a lack of information on bycatch in this fishery.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons supplier is supporting the establishment of a fishery improvement programme for this fishery, which should be formalised within the next year.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the North East Atlantic fishery for squid with demersal otter trawls as "Rating 4 (orange)".
Caveat
The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Squid, Atlantic or European, North East Atlantic, All Areas

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the East China Sea fishery for Japanese flying squid as "Rating 2 (pale green)".
Caveat
The stock status and management rating and environmental notes for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Squid, Japanese flying, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Bo Hai Sea, Korea Bay

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the North East Atlantic fishery for John Dory with demersal otter trawl as "Rating 4 (orange)".

Caveat

The stock status and management rating for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from the FishSource profile.

References

MCS's Good Fish Guide - John Dory, North East Atlantic, Demersal otter trawl

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• This fish is caught as a bycatch species.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Morrisons have committed support to Project UK Fisheries Improvement to oversee the transition of the North Sea fishery to third party certification.

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat and Eastern English Channel fishery for lemon sole caught with demersal otter trawl and seine net as "Rating 3 (yellow)".

Caveat

The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

References

MCS's Good Fish Guide - Sole, Lemon, North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat and Eastern English Channel

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to marine mammals, sharks, skates and rays with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Profile not yet complete for all assessment units.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• The Scotian Shelf fishery was previously MSC-certified but withdrew from the programme in July 2014.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fishery is currently undergoing MSC full assessment.
• This species plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fishery is currently undergoing MSC full assessment.
• This species plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

The Southern North Sea nephrops was previously MSC-certified but withdrew from the programme in January 2013.
Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Botney Gut - Silver Pit fishery for Norway lobster caught with demersal otter trawl as "Rating 3 (yellow)".

Caveat
The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Lobster, Norway, Langoustine, Dublin Bay prawn or scampi

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sharks and rays with this fishery, however, there is no specific information on the impact of this fishery to PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery includes cod, haddock and whiting. Mitigation measures are in place to reduce impacts on cod.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Fladen Ground fishery for Norway lobster caught with demersal otter trawl as "Rating 2 (pale green)".

Caveat
The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Lobster, Norway, Langoustine, Dublin Bay prawn or scampi

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Caveat
The environmental notes for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Lobster, Norway, Langoustine, Dublin Bay prawn or scampi, Irish Sea East

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

Caveat
The environmental notes for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
Organizacion Internacional Agropecuaria (OIA), June 2017, Public Comment Draft Report for Patagonian Scallop Bottom Otter Trawl Fishery in Argentine Sea

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. However, available information is outdated.
• There is no risk of bycatch for this fishery. Catches of other salmon species are accounted for in the pink salmon management.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low and non-target species are released alive.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat.

General Notes

Caveat
The environmental notes for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from the FishSource profile.

References
SCS Global Services, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for Iturup Pink & Chum Salmon Fisheries

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.

General Notes

Other ratings

The Marine Conservation Society categorises pollack caught in the Celtic Seas and the English Channel with demersal otter trawl as "Rating 3 (yellow).

Caveat

The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

References

MCS's Good Fish Guide - Pollack or Lythe

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to skates and rays with this fishery.
• This fish is caught as a bycatch species of other whitefish fisheries.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• Bottom trawls and dredges will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Previous concerns over interactions with seabirds have been mitigated using bird scaring lines and a reduction in fishing effort. However, information on seabird bycatch mortality is still limited.
• There is bycatch for this fishery but there is a strategy in place for managing retained species. The discard rate for the fishery is very low and the fishery is unlikely to hinder the recovery of discarded species.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed, however, this fishery is considered highly unlikely to have an irreversible impact on habitat structure and function.

General Notes

Caveat
The environmental notes for this fishery are partly based on information from sources other than the FishSource profile.
References
Intertek, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for South Africa Hake Trawl Fishery

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons are committed to promoting uptake of the ISSF Proactive Vessel Register (PVR), which independently verifies that the fishing practices of the boat meets the regional fishery requirements, and continue to work towards full registration of supply vessels. In 2015, Morrisons began to directly support ISSF in their advocacy to Governments to improve their tuna fishery management controls.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons are committed to promoting uptake of the ISSF Proactive Vessel Register (PVR), which independently verifies that the fishing practices of the boat meets the regional fishery requirements, and continue to work towards full registration of supply vessels. In 2015, Morrisons began to directly support ISSF in their advocacy to Governments to improve their tuna fishery management controls.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons are committed to promoting uptake of the ISSF Proactive Vessel Register (PVR), which independently verifies that the fishing practices of the boat meets the regional fishery requirements, and continue to work towards full registration of supply vessels. In 2015, Morrisons began to directly support ISSF in their advocacy to Governments to improve their tuna fishery management controls.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat.

General Notes

Caveat
The environmental notes for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
Intertek Moody Marine, 2013, MSC Public Certification Report for the Alaska Salmon Fishery

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fishery is in the Indonesia South Kalimantan shrimp - trammel net FIP.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Channel and Southern Celtic Sea fisheries caught with demersal otter trawl as "Rating 3  (yellow)" and "Rating 4 (orange)".

Caveat

The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds and sea turtles with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles with this fishery.
• Bycatch for this fishery includes tuna, sharks, billfishes and other fish.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

Other ratings
The Marine Conservation Society categorises the Irish and Celtic Seas Pit fishery for thornback ray caught with demersal otter trawl as "Rating 4 (orange)".

Caveat
The stock status and management rating for this fishery is based on a provisional assessment and is not derived from the FishSource profile.

References
MCS's Good Fish Guide - Ray, thornback ray, Roker, Irish and Celtic Seas

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to PET species with this fishery. Gillnets present a hazard to marine mammals. Bycatch of lamprey has been observed for bottom trawls. Both gear types present a hazard to shad.
• Bycatch is a risk in this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Benthic impacts vary by gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Caveat
The environmental notes for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from the FishSource profile.

References

MRAG Americas, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Alaska Flatfish Fishery

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks with this fishery.
• Profile not yet complete.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons are committed to promoting uptake of the ISSF Proactive Vessel Register (PVR), which independently verifies that the fishing practices of the boat meets the regional fishery requirements, and continue to work towards full registration of supply vessels. In 2015, Morrisons began to directly support ISSF in their advocacy to Governments to improve their tuna fishery management controls.

Environmental Notes

• Risks to PET species vary by gear type. Longlines present a hazard to sea turtles, but these risks can be reduced through proper management of fishing gear.
• Bycatch varies for this fishery depending on gear type.  Longlines present the greatest risk, while bycatch for pole and line gear is considered very low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• Morrisons are committed to promoting uptake of the ISSF Proactive Vessel Register (PVR), which independently verifies that the fishing practices of the boat meets the regional fishery requirements, and continue to work towards full registration of supply vessels. In 2015, Morrisons began to directly support ISSF in their advocacy to Governments to improve their tuna fishery management controls.