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    Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) temperate stock fishery

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3135 Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Nicaragua Caribbean spiny lobster trap fishery

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3057 Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) Traps 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    OCI Grand Bank yellowtail flounder trawl

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0155 Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31211 (F-ACO-0001)
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    Sian Ka'an and Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserves spiny lobster

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0172 Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) Traps 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0005
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    The Bahamas Spiny Lobster Fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1516 Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) Miscellaneous Gear: Hooks and spears 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31393 (F-CUP-057)
      UoC-1517 Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) Traps - Pots: Lobster traps 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31393 (F-CUP-057)
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    Argentine hoki (Macruronus magellanicus) bottom and mid-water trawl fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0404 Argentine hoki (Macruronus magellanicus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31359 (F-OIA-P-0300)
      UoC-0402 Argentine hoki (Macruronus magellanicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31359 (F-OIA-P-0300)
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    US Atlantic spiny dogfish, winter skate and little skate

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1852 Winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30033
      UoC-1854 Winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30033
      UoC-1856 Winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30033
      UoC-2298 Little skate (Leucoraja erinaceus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30033
      UoC-2299 Little skate (Leucoraja erinaceus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30033
      UoC-2300 Little skate (Leucoraja erinaceus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30033
      UoC-2743 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30033
      UoC-2744 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30033
      UoC-2745 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30033
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0460 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30033
      UoC-0461 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30033
      UoC-0462 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30033
      UoC-1858 American angler (Lophius americanus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-1860 American angler (Lophius americanus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-1862 American angler (Lophius americanus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-0458 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30033
      UoC-0459 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30033
      UoC-0457 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30033
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    Lake Erie Multi-species Commercial

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1010 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052)
      UoC-1011 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052)
      UoC-1012 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052)
      UoC-1009 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052)
      UoC-1007 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052)
      UoC-1008 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052)
      UoC-1023 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052)
      UoC-1006 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1016 White bass (Morone chrysops) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-1020 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-1017 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-1015 White bass (Morone chrysops) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-1027 Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) Trawls - Other 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-1013 White perch (Morone americana) Traps - Fyke nets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-1014 White perch (Morone americana) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
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    US Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1288 Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545
      UoC-1289 Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545
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    US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1096 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0535 English sole (Pleuronectes vetulus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0533 Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0542 Widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0548 Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0549 Longspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus altivelis) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0547 Longnose skate (Beringraja rhina) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0544 Splitnose rockfish (Sebastes diploproa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-1095 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-1791 Canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-1792 Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-1793 Darkblotched rockfish (Sebastes crameri) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-1794 Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0545 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0536 Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordani) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-1092 Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0537 Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
      UoC-0543 Chilipepper rockfish (Sebastes goodei) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1795 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073)
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    US North Pacific halibut and sablefish

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0066 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom-set longline hook and line 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514
      UoC-2406 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom-set longline hook and line 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514
      UoC-2407 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Traps - Pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514
      UoC-2408 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom-set longline hook and line 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514
      UoC-3160 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Traps - Pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514
      UoC-3161 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines: Bottom-set hook and line 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514
      UoC-3162 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Traps - Pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514
      UoC-3163 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Vertical longline 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514
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    Southeast US North Atlantic swordfish

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0411 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0002
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    US Northeast Squid Bottom Trawl Fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1663 Longfin squid (Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii) Trawls - Bottom trawls: small mesh bottom trawl 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-2000 Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh bottom trawl 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    Alaska flatfish - Gulf of Alaska

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0110 Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027)
      UoC-0112 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027)
      UoC-0113 Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027)
      UoC-0109 Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027)
      UoC-0111 Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027)
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    BSAI and GOA flatfish

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2210 Kamchatka flounder (Atheresthes evermanni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2211 Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2212 Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2213 Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2214 Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2215 Alaska plaice (Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2216 Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2217 Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2218 Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2219 Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2220 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
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    US Atlantic Scup Trawl, Pot, and Fish Weir fishery

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3776 Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) Trawls - Otter trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-3777 Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) Traps: Floating fish traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-3778 Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) Traps - Pots: Demersal fish traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
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    US North Atlantic swordfish, yellowfin, and albacore tuna fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1588 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines: Pelagic longline 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-1589 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines: Pelagic longline 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-0715 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) Withdrawn
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    US West Coast pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1196 Oregon pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31355 (MRAG-F-0045)
      UoC-0054 Oregon pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31354 (MRAG-F-0034) MSC-F-31355 (MRAG-F-0045)
      UoC-1195 Oregon pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31355 (MRAG-F-0045)
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    Osh-koo-na-ning walleye and northern pike commercial gillnet fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0935 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31151 (MRAG-F-0079)
      UoC-0934 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31151 (MRAG-F-0079)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-2020 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2021 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2022 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2023 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2024 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2025 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2026 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2027 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2028 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2029 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2030 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2031 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2032 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2033 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2034 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2035 Lake cisco (Coregonus artedi) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2036 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2037 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2038 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2039 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2040 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2041 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-2042 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
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    Small Pelagics Fishery in Sonora, Gulf of California

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0118 Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596
      UoC-1513 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596
      UoC-2854 Pacific anchoveta (Cetengraulis mysticetus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596
      UoC-2855 Californian anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596
      UoC-2856 Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596
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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”.

 

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