Although the unit of certification is the plant, assessment of species is a necessary prerequisite in order to provide assurance for the responsible sourcing of raw materials used for the production of marine ingredients. It is important that each company applying for the standard indicates the specific species that each individual plant uses so that this can be listed correctly in the certificate scope.
Transition to V3
New whole fish fisheries will be assessed against Version 3 criteria from May 1st, 2024, with existing fisheries undergoing re-approval assessments against Version 3 during the transition period. From May 1st, 2025, all assessments, including surveillance, will adhere to Version 3 criteria. Find out more here.
MSC recognition
MarinTrust recognises the status of MSC certifications and wants to simplify the process for those certificate holders that receive MSC certified raw materials to the marine ingredient producing plant. These materials will be recognised as MarinTrust compliant.
This process has now been formalised in the MSC Verification Tool which came into force on 1 January 2021. The aim is to protect the integrity of the chain and prevent false use of the MSC claims entering a MarinTrust certified factory. MarinTrust is enhancing its MSC recognition process by providing an extra layer of verification while avoiding duplicating assessments and all at low costs. A verification report is required for MSC certified by-products when the Marine Ingredient producer site does not hold MSC CoC certification.
To read more about MSC recognition find out more here.
Chile
Anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) and Araucanian Herring (Strangomera bentincki) | FAO 87, Chilean EEZ Regions V-X
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(1016.18 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(1.46 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.62 MB)
Anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) | FAO 87, Chilean EEZ Regions XV-IV
- Fishery Assessment report 2022(921.57 KB)
- Fishery Assessment report 2023(994.17 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.16 MB)
Chilean Jack Mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) | FAO 87, Chilean EEZ Regions XV-X
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(836.86 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(1.34 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.71 MB)
Falkland sprat (Sprattus fuegensis), Araucanian herring (Strangomera bentincki) and Anchovy (Engraulis ringens) in FAO 87.3.3, Chilean EEZ Region X (Los Lagos)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.83 MB)
Denmark
Boarfish (Capros aper) | FAO27, ICES 6-8
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.15 MB)
Herring (Clupea harengus) and Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) | FAO 27, ICES 3.d.28.1 (Gulf of Riga)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(1.67 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(1.74 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.64 MB)
Herring (Clupea harengus) and Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) | FAO 27, ICES subdivision 25-29, 32 (excluding Gulf of Riga)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(1.12 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(1.2 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.41 MB)
Norway Pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) | FAO27, ICES 3.a, 4
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(1.66 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.39 MB)
Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) |FAO 27, ICES Division 4.a-c, subdivision 3.a.20
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and Herring (Clupea harengus) and | FAO 27, ICES subarea 4 and division 3.a
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023 (1.62 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023 revised validity date(1.62 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.64 MB)
Estonia
Herring (Clupea harengus) and Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) | FAO 27, ICES 3.d.28.1 (Gulf of Riga)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.4 MB)
Herring (Clupea harengus) and Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) | FAO 27, ICES subdivision 25-29, 32 (excluding Gulf of Riga)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.36 MB)
Finland
Herring (Clupea harengus) and Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in FAO 27, ICES 3.d.25-29, 32 (Central Baltic Sea, excl. Gulf of Riga)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.38 MB)
Herring (Clupea harengus) and Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in FAO 27, ICES 3.d.28.1
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.87 MB)
Latvia
Herring (Clupea harengus) and Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) | FAO 27, ICES 3.d.25-29, 32
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.24 MB)
Mexico
Southern Gulf of California Thread Herring | FAO 77 southern Gulf of California (Sinaloa and Nayarit)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(609.79 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(720.42 KB)
Gulf of California small pelagics Sonora FAO 77, Northern/Central
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(647.62 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(646.21 KB)
Norway
Calanus (Calanus finmarchicus) | FAO 27, Norwegian EEZ
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(1.96 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(654.63 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.47 MB)
Capelin (Mallotus villosus) | FAO 27, ICES 1, 2 excl. 2.a West of 5°W
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(1.11 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(1.22 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.26 MB)
Norway Pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) | FAO 27, ICES 3.a, 4
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(1.6 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.82 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2025(1.64 MB)
Panama
Pacific Anchoveta (Cetengraulis mysticetus) and Pacific Thread Herring (Opisthonema spp.) | FAO 77
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(1.25 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(824.57 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.88 MB)
Peru
Peruvian Anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) | FAO 87, South Eastern Pacific Ocean 16° South to southern border
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(1.39 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(1.64 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.29 MB)
Peruvian Anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) | FAO 87, Northern Border of Peruvian EEZ to 16° South
- Fishery Assessment report 2022(1.19 MB)
- Fishery Assessment report 2023(1.47 MB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.53 MB)
South Africa
South African Multispecies | FAO 47
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(917.44 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023(963.4 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(1.08 MB)
United Kingdom
Boarfish (Capros aper) | FAO 27, ICES 6-8 (UK & Ireland)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2022(622.11 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2023_approval date extended(643.5 KB)
- Fishery Assessment Report 2024(866.07 KB)