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    Sweden Skagerrak, Kattegat and the Norwegian Deep cold-water prawn

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1060 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Ecuador mahi-mahi Longline

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-2959 Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Thin surface longline 'doradero' 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn
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    Ozernaya River sockeye salmon

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0620 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0008
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    Denmark Skagerrak and the Norwegian Deep cold-water prawn

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1199 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Faroe Islands North East Arctic haddock

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0649 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31323 (F-DNV121163)
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    Prince Edward Island lobster trap

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1040 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31165 (F-SAI-012)
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    Pelagic Freezer Trawler Association North Sea herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0064 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association Atlanto-Scandian Herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0359 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MEC-F-035
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    Irish Pelagic Sustainability Association (IPSA) western mackerel

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0119 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0007
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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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    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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    Narody Severa Bolsheretsk salmon

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0999 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-0991 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-0993 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1818 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1819 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1820 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1821 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1822 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1823 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1824 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1825 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1826 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1827 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1828 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1829 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1830 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1831 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Stow nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1832 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1833 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1834 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1835 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1837 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1838 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1839 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1840 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1841 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1842 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1843 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1844 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1845 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1846 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1847 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1848 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1849 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1850 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1851 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-2225 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-1001 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
      UoC-0987 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31368 (MRAG-F-0075)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0996 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-1002 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-0997 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-0989 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-1836 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-0994 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-1003 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-0995 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Seine Nets - Beach seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
      UoC-0988 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    Norway sandeel and North Sea sprat

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1497 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30034
      UoC-1496 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30034
      UoC-1500 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30034
      UoC-1490 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30034
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1491 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-30034
      UoC-1486 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl (including midwater trawl) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-30034
      UoC-2078 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2079 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Midwater trawls - pair trawls: Pelagic trawls and midwater pair trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2080 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1492 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-30034
      UoC-1493 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater trawl (including purse seine) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-30034
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    Norway North East Arctic saithe

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0035 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)
      UoC-0034 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)
      UoC-0033 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)
      UoC-0036 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)
      UoC-0037 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Hooks And Lines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)
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    Alaska pollock - Gulf of Alaska

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0070 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31222 (MRAG-F-0033)
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    Lake Hjälmaren pikeperch fish-trap and gillnet

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0061 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) Withdrawn
      UoC-0940 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) Withdrawn
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    Alaska pollock - Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0069 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31220 (MRAG-F-0032)
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    DFPO Inner Danish Waters blue shell mussel

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1475 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31307 (MRAG-F-0065)
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    Seafood Romo East Jutland and Isefjord blue shell mussel dredge

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0626 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1971 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Ekofish Group - North Sea twin rigged otter trawl plaice

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0012 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31233 (F-ACO-0037)
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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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