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    Ikeshita-Kanematsu Japanese sardine purse seine

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3214 Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
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    Iles-de-la-Madeleine lobster

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0746 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31401 (F-SAI-010)
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    India Kerala deep-sea shrimp trawl fishery

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2471 Arabian red shrimp (Aristeus alcocki) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls: Demersal Trawl 51 (Indian Ocean, Western) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2472 Indian nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus woodmasoni) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls: Demersal trawl 51 (Indian Ocean, Western) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2473 Heterocarpus chani (Heterocarpus chani) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls: Demersal Trawl 51 (Indian Ocean, Western) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Indonesia Central Java Prawn

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2598 Banana prawn (Fenneropenaeus merguiensis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2610 Banana prawn (Fenneropenaeus merguiensis) Traps - Pots 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Indonesia Indian Ocean tuna and large pelagics longline

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3215 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Drifting longlines 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-3216 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Drifting longlines 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-3217 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Drifting longlines 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-3218 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Drifting longlines 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Indonesia Kotabaru Prawn

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2596 Banana prawn (Fenneropenaeus merguiensis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2597 Yellow shrimp (Metapenaeus brevicornis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Indonesia Madura Island blue swimmer crab trap

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2449 Portunus swimcrabs nei (Portunus spp) Traps - Pots: Baited collapsible trap and solid trap 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Indonesia Medan squid handline

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2450 Mitre squid (Loligo chinensis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): with squid jigs 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Indonesia pole-and-line and handline, skipjack and yellowfin tuna of Western and Central Pacific archipelagic waters

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2317 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2318 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2319 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2320 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2321 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2322 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2323 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2324 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
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    Indonesia South Kalimantan trammel net prawn

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3136 Banana prawn (Fenneropenaeus merguiensis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Indonesia Southeast Maluku Evu mud crab trap

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2475 Indo-Pacific swamp crab (Scylla serrata) Traps - Pots: Pots (bubu) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2476 Orange mud crab (Scylla olivacea) Traps - Pots: Pots (bubu) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Indonesia Teluk Saleh inshore snapper/grouper

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2599 Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2600 Leopard coralgrouper (Plectropomus leopardus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2634 Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2635 Leopard coralgrouper (Plectropomus leopardus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Ireland Bottom Grown mussel

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3118 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
      UoC-3119 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Dredges - Boat dredges: Modified Dutch bottom dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-2486 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Dredges - Boat dredges: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
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    Ireland rope grown mussel

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1868 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets, On-growing of mussel using suspended ropes (including floating long-line cultivation) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31417
      UoC-1872 Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets, On-growing of mussel using suspended ropes (including floating long-line cultivation) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31417
      UoC-1873 Northern blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets, On-growing of mussel using suspended ropes (including floating long-line cultivation) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31417
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    Irikla Reservoir perch and pikeperch fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1920 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31234 (MRAG-F-0056)
      UoC-1134 European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31234 (MRAG-F-0056)
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    Irish Pelagic Sustainability Association (IPSA) western mackerel

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0119 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0007
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    Irish Pelagic Sustainability Group (IPSG) western mackerel pelagic trawl

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0001 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0004
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    Isefjord and East Jutland Danish blue shell mussel

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0601 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0481 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    ISF Greenland halibut

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1502 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109)
      UoC-1504 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109)
      UoC-1501 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109)
      UoC-1505 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109)
      UoC-3078 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets and entangling nets: Greenland halibut gillnet 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109)
      UoC-1503 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Cod gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1506 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    ISF Iceland anglerfish

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1601 Angler (Lophius piscatorius) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31350 (F-TUN-1110)
      UoC-1598 Angler (Lophius piscatorius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31350 (F-TUN-1110)
      UoC-1599 Angler (Lophius piscatorius) Miscellaneous Gear: Anglerfish gillnet 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31350 (F-TUN-1110)
      UoC-1596 Angler (Lophius piscatorius) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31350 (F-TUN-1110)
      UoC-1595 Angler (Lophius piscatorius) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31350 (F-TUN-1110)
      UoC-1597 Angler (Lophius piscatorius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31350 (F-TUN-1110)