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    Canadian 4VWX Purse Seine herring fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1246 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    SPSG Ltd Atlanto Scandian herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0183 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0006
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    ISF Icelandic summer spawning herring trawl and seine

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0734 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Seine Nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31464
      UoC-1758 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31464
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0733 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    DFPO, DPPO and SPFPO North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat sandeel, sprat and Norway pout

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1245 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646
      UoC-1241 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646
      UoC-1243 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646
      UoC-1239 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646
      UoC-1240 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646
      UoC-1238 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646
      UoC-1242 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646
      UoC-1244 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1633 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1957 Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei (Ammodytes spp) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1627 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1629 Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei (Ammodytes spp) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1631 Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei (Ammodytes spp) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1626 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1630 Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei (Ammodytes spp) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1628 Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei (Ammodytes spp) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1632 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Osprey Trawlers North Sea twin-rigged plaice

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1625 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: UoC3: >120mm cod end mesh 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31231 (F-ACO-0067)
      UoC-1624 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: >100mm and <120mm cod end mesh 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31231 (F-ACO-0067)
      UoC-0264 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: <100mm cod end mesh 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31231 (F-ACO-0067)
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    Faroese Pelagic Organisation Atlanto-Scandian herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0105 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31248 (F-DNV-202371)
      UoC-0106 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31248 (F-DNV-202371)
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    Mexican Pacific red sea urchin diver-caught fishery

    • 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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    Norway spring spawning herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0019 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-61388
      UoC-1489 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-61388
      UoC-1487 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-61388
      UoC-0018 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-61388
      UoC-1488 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-61388
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    CVO Dutch North Sea brown shrimp

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0142 Common shrimp (Crangon crangon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    CVO demersal fishery in the North Sea and adjacent waters

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3755 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - beam trawls: Beam trawl, mesh size ≥ 120mm (not pulse) (BT1) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3756 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (Skagerrak/Kattegat rules = 120mm or 90mm w / separator grid or very large mesh escapement) (TR) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3757 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - beam trawls: Beam trawl, mesh size ≥ 120mm (not pulse) (BT1) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3758 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - beam trawls: Beam trawl, mesh size 70 -119mm (not pulse) (BT2) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3759 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl or twinrig, mesh size >100mm (OT1) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3760 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl or twinrig, mesh size 70-100mm (OT2) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3761 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish/Scottish seine - mesh size >100mm (FS1) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3762 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish/Scottish seine - mesh size 70-100mm (FS2) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3763 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls - beam trawls: Beam trawl, mesh size ≥ 120mm (not pulse) (BT1) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3764 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls - beam trawls: Beam trawl, mesh size 70 -119mm (not pulse) (BT2) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3765 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl or twinrig, mesh size 70-100mm (OT2) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3766 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (Skagerrak/Kattegat rules = 120mm or 90mm w / separator grid or very large mesh escapement) (TR) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3767 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Trawls - Bottom trawls - beam trawls: Beam trawl, mesh size ≥ 120mm (not pulse) (BT1) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3768 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Trawls - Bottom trawls - beam trawls: Beam trawl, mesh size 70 -119mm (not pulse) (BT2) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3769 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl or twinrig, mesh size >100mm (OT1) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3770 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl or twinrig, mesh size 70-100mm (OT2) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3771 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish/Scottish seine - mesh size >100mm (FS1) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3772 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish/Scottish seine - mesh size 70-100mm (FS2) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
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    Southern Gulf of California Thread Herring

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1179 Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31538 MSC-F-31612
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    North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority sea bass

    • 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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    Northern Adriatic sea European anchovy and European pilchard pelagic pair trawl

    • 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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    Southern North Sea nephrops

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0179 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0178 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) North Sea nephrops

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0190 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0194 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0193 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0192 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0191 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Havsodlarna Swedish West Coast Rope Grown Mussel Fishery

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    Germany North Sea Brown shrimp

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0401 Common shrimp (Crangon crangon) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    North Sea Brown Shrimp

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1292 Common shrimp (Crangon crangon) Trawls - Bottom trawls - beam trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30003
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    DFPO Denmark North Sea plaice

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0253 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0255 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0254 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    DFPO Denmark North Sea sole

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0713 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0579 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0589 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn