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    ACTEMSA-LEAL SANTOS pole and line West Atlantic skipjack fishery

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    Pärnu Bay and Väinameri Sea perch and pikeperch

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-2555 European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Gillnets and trap nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2556 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Gillnets and trap nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Zhejiang East China Sea Japanese anchovy

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3622 Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - two boats operated purse seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31682
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    Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Alaska (Pacific) cod - freezer longline

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0350 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn SCS-MFCP-F-0015
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    Granville Bay whelk fishery

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    Maine lobster trap

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0126 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    Australia west coast deep sea crab

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1200 Crystal crab (Chaceon albus) Traps - Pots 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31419
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    Ross Sea toothfish longline

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0160 Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 88 (Pacific, Antarctic) MSC-F-31221 (F-ACO-0032)
    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3392 Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom Set Longline 88 (Pacific, Antarctic)
      UoC-3393 Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom Set Longline 88 (Pacific, Antarctic)
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    Russian Crab GC Sea of Okhotsk crab trap

    • Suspended
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2548 Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus) Traps: Bottom conical crabs traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31572
      UoC-2549 Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps: Bottom conical crabs traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31572
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    Oceanprom Barents Sea cod and haddock

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1740 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Longline 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-30035
      UoC-1741 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Longline 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-30035
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    CVO North Sea plaice and sole

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0499 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0517 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0498 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0519 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Other 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0518 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Other 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0516 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0520 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Other 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0493 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0496 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0647 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0492 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0494 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0495 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
      UoC-0646 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)
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    North East Atlantic mackerel pelagic trawl, Purse-Seine and handline

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0015 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-61407-2009
      UoC-0013 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-61407-2009
      UoC-0014 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-61407-2009
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    Mexico North Pacific barred sand bass - pot/trap

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2908 Barred sand bass (Paralabrax nebulifer) Traps - Pots: Bottom trap 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    SSLLC US North Atlantic swordfish Longline

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0755 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) Withdrawn
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    SPFPO North East Atlantic mackerel

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0424 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-102479-2011
      UoC-0425 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-102479-2011
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    MINSA North East Atlantic mackerel

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1124 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1132 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1127 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1123 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1131 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1125 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1130 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1126 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1122 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1120 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1128 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1129 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1121 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Alaska Pacific cod - Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0243 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31193 (MRAG-F-0070)
      UoC-0241 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31193 (MRAG-F-0070)
      UoC-0242 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31193 (MRAG-F-0070)
      UoC-0068 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31193 (MRAG-F-0070)
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    Swedish Fishermen’s Producer Organisation (SFPO) Eastern Baltic cod

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0397 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0036
      UoC-0398 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0037
      UoC-0400 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0038
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    Joint demersal fisheries in the North Sea and adjacent waters

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1586 Common sole (Solea solea) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
      UoC-1570 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
      UoC-1573 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
      UoC-1584 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
      UoC-1594 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
      UoC-1569 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
      UoC-1575 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
      UoC-1579 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
    • Suspended
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1568 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
      UoC-1577 Common sole (Solea solea) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
      UoC-1576 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN, 4), CVO: TR2 (4), VFisk: SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS), TR2 (4) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31443 MSC-F-31444 MSC-F-31445 MSC-F-31446
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1585 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN), CVO: TR2 (4), SFPO: SDN (4, 3aN), SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: SDN (4), LL (4), BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1582 Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1581 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN), CVO: TR2 (4), SFPO: SDN (4, 3aN), SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1571 Ling (Molva molva) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN), CVO: TR2 (4), SFPO: SDN (4, 3aN), SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: SDN (4), LL (4), BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1572 Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN), CVO: TR2 (4), SFPO: SDN (4, 3aN), SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1578 Tusk(=Cusk) (Brosme brosme) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1580 Anglerfishes nei (Lophiidae) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1574 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended: EZG: SN (3aN), CVO: TR2 (4), SFPO: SDN (4, 3aN), SN (3aN, 3aS), DFPO: SDN (4), LL (4), BT1 (3aN), SDN (3aS), SN (3aS) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Vietnam Vinh Long clam hand gathered fishery

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0200 Lyrate hard clam (Meretrix lyrata) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand gathering, usually following re-laying of spat (‘seed’) in previous years 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31260 (MEC-F-023)