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    Cantabrian Sea purse seine anchovy fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1119 European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31181 (F-BV-00466)
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    Falkland Island toothfish

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0754 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) MSC-F-31404 (F-LRF-0128)
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    Hastings fleet pelagic herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0076 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1485 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    SPSG Ltd western component of north east Atlantic mackerel

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0024 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0003
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    Faroese Pelagic Organization North East Atlantic blue whiting

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1250 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31251 (F-DNV-202425)
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    NKFPO Bothnian Bay vendace trawl

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1049 Vendace (Coregonus albula) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31188 (F-BV-00421)
      UoC-1050 Vendace (Coregonus albula) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31188 (F-BV-00421)
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    Bay of Biscay purse seine sardine fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1133 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31293 (F-BV-00470)
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    Västkustfisk North Sea Demersal Fishery

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3800 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3801 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3802 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3803 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3804 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3805 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3806 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3807 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3808 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3809 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3810 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3811 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3812 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3813 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3814 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3815 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3816 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3817 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3818 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3819 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
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    Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Sweden Baltic herring and sprat

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1928 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1929 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1930 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1927 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1932 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1942 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1943 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1944 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1945 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1946 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1947 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1948 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2292 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2293 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2294 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2295 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2296 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2297 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1935 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1931 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    ISF Iceland North East Atlantic blue whiting

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1478 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31346 (F-DNV-251547)
      UoC-1479 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl & Purse seine. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31346 (F-DNV-251547)
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    Estonia North East Arctic cold water prawn and cod

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1737 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31405 (F-DNV-144850)
      UoC-0767 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31405 (F-DNV-144850)
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    North and South Atlantic swordfish Spanish longline fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1187 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central), 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-1189 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast) Withdrawn
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    Poland sprat midwater trawl

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-2352 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2353 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Western Australia Pilbara Demersal Scalefish trap fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1366 Crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1413 Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1404 Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1363 White-blotched grouper (Epinephelus multinotatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1368 Areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1362 Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1409 Falkor chimaera (Chimaera didierae) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1367 Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1364 Goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1405 Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1408 Spotted coralgrouper (Plectropomus maculatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1407 Longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1406 Crimson jobfish (Pristipomoides filamentosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1369 Blue spotted emperor (Lethrinus punctulatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1411 Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1365 Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
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    DFPO demersal fisheries in the North Sea and adjacent waters

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3697 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (120mm or 90 mm w/ separator grid or very large mesh escapement) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3698 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3699 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (mesh >100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3700 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Seine Nets: Danish seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3701 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3702 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3703 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Seine Nets: Danish seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3704 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3705 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3706 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Seine Nets: Danish seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3707 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3708 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (120 mm or 90 mm w/ separator grid or very large mesh escapement) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3709 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3710 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Seine Nets: Danish seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3711 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3712 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (mesh size >100 mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3713 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (120 mm or 90 mm w/ separator grid or very large mesh escapement) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3714 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3715 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets: Danish seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3716 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3717 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (120 mm or 90 mm w/ separator grid or very large mesh escapement) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3718 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3719 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets: Danish seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3720 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3721 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (mesh size >100 mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3722 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (120 mm or 90 mm w/ separator grid or very large mesh escapement) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3723 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3724 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Seine Nets: Danish seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3725 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3726 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (mesh size >100 mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3727 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (120 mm or 90 mm w/ separator grid or very large mesh escapement) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3728 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (120 mm or 90 mm w/ separator grid or very large mesh escapement) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3729 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (mesh size >100 mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3730 Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl (mesh size >100 mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3731 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3732 Common sole (Solea solea) Seine Nets: Danish seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3733 Common sole (Solea solea) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
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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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    Southern king crab, Central Patagonian stock, traps with escape rings fishery in Argentine Sea

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0405 Southern king crab (Lithodes santolla) Traps: Traps with escape rings 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) MSC-F-31535
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    Dalian Haiyangdao Sea Yesso Scallop fishery

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3945 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Dredges - Boat dredges 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-3946 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Dredges - Boat dredges 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
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    South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0075 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic) MSC-F-31398 (F-LRF-0020)
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    Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2481 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid-water pelagic trawl 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31534
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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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