50 results
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View Details New Zealand Oreo
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1115 Smooth oreo dory (Pseudocyttus maculatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1114 Black oreo (Allocyttus niger) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details New Zealand southern scallop
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0139 New Zealand scallop (Pecten novaezelandiae) Dredges - Boat dredges 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details New Zealand albacore tuna troll
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0135 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31295 (F-ACO-0038)
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Certified
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View Details Talleys New Zealand Skipjack Tuna Purse Seine
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1293 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details New Zealand southern blue whiting trawl
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0138 Southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) Trawls - Midwater trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn F-ACO-0045 UoC-1801 Southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) Trawls - Other: Mid-water and bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn F-ACO-0045 UoC-1802 Southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) Trawls - Other: Mid-water and bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn F-ACO-0045
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No longer in the program
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View Details New Zealand hoki
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0057 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn F-ACO-0043 UoC-0056 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn F-ACO-0043
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No longer in the program
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View Details New Zealand arrow squid Trawl
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1116 Wellington flying squid (Nototodarus sloanii) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1113 Gould's flying squid (Nototodarus gouldi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details British Columbia spiny dogfish
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0244 Spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) Hooks And Lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn F-SCS-0087 UoC-0742 Spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) Hooks And Lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn F-SCS-0086
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No longer in the program
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View Details U.S. Atlantic summer flounder and black sea bass trawl fishery
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In Assessment
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3380 Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-3381 Black seabass (Centropristis striata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
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In Assessment
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View Details New Zealand hake trawl
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1153 Southern hake (Merluccius australis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1152 Southern hake (Merluccius australis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-0136 Southern hake (Merluccius australis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details New Zealand orange roughy
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1111 Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31281 (MRAG-F-0059) UoC-2357 Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31281 (MRAG-F-0059) -
Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2356 Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Certified
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View Details Mexican Pacific red sea urchin fishery
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2308 Red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) Miscellaneous Gear: Divers on hookah using hooks on board small vessels 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Improvement Program
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View Details Scapêche roundnose grenadier, black scabbard fish and blue ling deep-sea fishery
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1193 Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1192 Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1194 Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Nicoya Peninsula Artisanal Snapper Fishery
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1209 Yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn UoC-1210 Tallfin croaker (Micropogonias altipinnis) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn UoC-1208 Spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority sea bass
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0055 European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MML-FC-016
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No longer in the program
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View Details Silla WCPO purse seine tuna fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2930 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2931 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2932 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2933 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2934 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2935 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2936 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2937 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2938 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2939 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2940 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2941 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2942 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2943 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2944 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2945 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2946 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628 UoC-2947 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine setting on FADs and unassociated schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31628
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Certified
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View Details Bristol Channel ray
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0266 Thornback ray (Raja clavata) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0271 Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0270 Spotted ray (Raja montagui) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0267 Blonde ray (Raja brachyura) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0269 Sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0268 Small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Northern Adriatic sea European anchovy and European pilchard pelagic pair trawl
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1286 European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) Trawls - Pair trawls 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) Withdrawn UoC-1287 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Trawls - Pair trawls 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details US North Pacific sablefish
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1800 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Miscellaneous Gear: Longlines- pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0063 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details New Zealand EEZ ling trawl and longline
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1962 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-0529 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1960 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1965 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1968 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1966 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1963 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1964 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-0137 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1961 Ling (Genypterus blacodes) (Genypterus blacodes) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
Glossary
Certificate Code: A unique identifier associated with different components of a fishery. Clicking on a Certificate Code will download the Certificate file that contains the detailed scope of the certification.
Certifier: Body that performs conformity assessment services for fisheries against the MSC Standard during certification process.
Gear Type: Method used to capture the target species.
Ocean Area: Location of fishing activity by FAO Major Fishing Area.
MSC UoC Number: Unique identifier used only by this website to assist users in seeing the same Units of Assessment/Units of Certification across different pages and tables.
Species: Those species which have been assessed under Principle 1 of the MSC Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Fishing for an individual fishery. Presented as 'Common name (scientific name)' throughout the site.
Status (Units of Certification): Individual Units of Assessment/Units of Certification within a single fishery are assigned a status related to their assessment against the MSC Standard.
Certified: Has a valid MSC Certificate.
In Assessment: Undergoing assessment against the MSC Standard.
Suspended: MSC certification temporarily invalid.
Withdrawn: No longer in the program.
Not certified: Did not meet the MSC Standard.
Units of Assessment: The target stock(s) combined with the fishing method/gear and practice (including vessel type/s) pursuing that stock, and any fleets, or groups of vessels, or individual fishing operators or other eligible fishers that are included in an MSC fishery assessment.
Units of Certification: The target stock(s) combined with the fishing method/gear and practice (including vessel/s) pursuing that stock. When the term “unit of certification” is used for fisheries that are in assessment, it refers to the “unit of assessment” or “unit of potential certification”.