Overview
- Target stock: thornback ray in the Eastern English Channel (ICES division 7d); FAO species code: RJC
- The 'thornback ray' is a skate, belonging to the skates family 'Rajidae';
- Fishing method/gear: bottom trawls (single, pair, and twin - OTB, PTB, OTT), trammel net (GTR), and Danish seine (SDN)
- Operated by French-flagged fishing vessels, members of the two French Producer Organisations FROM NORD and OPN (Organisation de pêcheurs normands) based in the French regions Normandie and Hauts-de-France
Note (situation August 2024): FIP landings and Fishery landings provided on this web page below are annual estimates in 2022 (that is not for the mentioned month) - based on catch data provided by the two producer organisations OPN and FROM NORD for the former and ICES public data 'Official Nominal Catches 2006-2022' (year 2022 available since August 2024) for the latter.
FIP Description
- Target stock: thornback ray in the Eastern English Channel (ICES division 7d); FAO species code: RJC
- The 'thornback ray' is a skate, belonging to the skates family 'Rajidae';
FIP Objective(s)
The fishery is to achieve MSC certification by 2027.
FIP Type
Comprehensive
FIP Stage
Stage 5: Improvements on the Water
Start and Projected End Dates
July 2021
June 2026
Last Progress Report Reviewed
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Species
Common Name
Thornback Ray
Scientific Name
Raja clavata
Gear Type
Bottom Trawl
Danish Seine
Trammel Net
Location
Landings
Estimated Total FIP Landings
672 metric tons
Estimated Total Fishery Landings
1,430 metric tons
Landings Date
December 2022
FIP at a Glance
View current status
July 01, 2021
7% | 25% | 64% | 4% |
Actions Complete
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- Complete
- Incomplete
Next Update Due
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Aug 2024
Target End Date
Jun 2026
Additional Impacts:
Traceability
Traceability
FIP Leads
Organization Name
Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management (Europe)
Organization Type
Consultant
Primary Contact
Vincent Defaux, Director
Website Name
Organization Name
NFM - Normandie Fraîcheur Mer
Organization Type
Industry
Primary Contact
Dominique Lamort, Quality Manager
Email
Website Name
FIP Identification Number The FIP Identification Number is automatically generated by FisheryProgress when a FIP profile is created. While the number itself is not meaningful, they are used by NGOs, academia, and industry to refer to FIPs in a consistent way.
15860