Note: all costs are subject to an annual increase of 3% due to inflation 

Only the fisheries assessment prices for wholefish assessments are shared between companies within a country.

 

Item

Pound Sterling (£)

Assessment Activity

Administration 

 

 

Annual charge/company

3,000

 

Annual charge/factory

500

 

Annual Subcontractor charge - per unit (if applicable

100

 

Scope extension or update fee

50

 

Whole Fish Fisheries Assessment (Initial V2.0) 

 

 

Baseline

8,200

M1, M2, F1, F2, F3 Species characterisation

Category A Species

1,500

A1, A2, A3, A4

Category B Species

1,500

Disqualification from CAT A the Risk Assessment 

Category C Species

500

C1

Category D Species

500

Disqualified from CAT C the Risk Assessment 

Whole Fish Fisheries Assessment - (Surveillance) 

 

 

Baseline

2,000

M1, M2, F1, F2, F3 update on management system, any changes in regulations

Category A Species

600

Refresh key areas - current stock status, B/Bmsy;F/Fmsy

Category B Species

600

Short review to confirm B category accuracy

Category C Species

300

Short review to confirm - current stock status & that species is not overfished. Where overfishing occurs; risk that approved fishery is impacting

Category D Species

300

Short review to confirm D category accuracy & productivity & that attributes remains same for susceptibility 

Fisheries By-product Assessment - Full assessment and Surveillance set price (per company)

  

Category C Species 

500

 
Category D Species 500 

Fisheries By-product from Aquaculture (per company)

  
Full assessment and Surveillance set price250 

On Site Audit

  

Paid to local auditor every year

Varies

 

MSC Verification 

Item Pound Sterling (£)
MSC Verification Fishery / Unit of Certification750 
MSC Verification fee per plant250 

Logo Licensing 

ItemPound Sterling (£)
Fee per plant 250