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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seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MML-FC-016
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    Ireland rope grown mussel

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1868 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets, On-growing of mussel using suspended ropes (including floating long-line cultivation) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31417
      UoC-1872 Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets, On-growing of mussel using suspended ropes (including floating long-line cultivation) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31417
      UoC-1873 Northern blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets, On-growing of mussel using suspended ropes (including floating long-line cultivation) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31417
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    Chilean mussel fishery and suspended culture Toralla S.A and Cultivos Toralla S.A

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0706 Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis) Harvesting Machines: Seed mussels harvests by suspended substrates 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31500
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    Exmouth mussels

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0705 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0704 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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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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    Mussel raft culture in Galicia (Mejillón de Galicia DOP)

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-2289 Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Gear not know or not specified: Mussel larvae settle on ropes and it is grown at the raft 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2290 Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Rybprom Balkhash Lake pikeperch and bersh fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2948 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Seine Nets - Beach seines 04 (Asia - Inland waters) MSC-F-31634
      UoC-2950 Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis) Seine Nets - Beach seines 04 (Asia - Inland waters) MSC-F-31634
      UoC-2951 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 04 (Asia - Inland waters) MSC-F-31634
      UoC-2953 Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 04 (Asia - Inland waters) MSC-F-31634
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    Ireland Bottom Grown mussel

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3118 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
      UoC-3119 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Dredges - Boat dredges: Modified Dutch bottom dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-2486 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Dredges - Boat dredges: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
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    Alaska salmon

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0346 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0301 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0307 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0343 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0296 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0302 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0276 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0277 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0344 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0299 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0335 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0304 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0290 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0340 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0334 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0312 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0315 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0318 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc. 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0328 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0313 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0279 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0305 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0319 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc. 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0306 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0341 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0349 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0347 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0337 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0322 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0298 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0338 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0320 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc. 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0314 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0280 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0327 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0336 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0284 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0287 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0293 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0325 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 18 (Arctic Sea) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0329 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0285 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0278 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0286 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0323 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0294 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0324 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0292 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0311 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2099 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2648 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2649 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2650 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2651 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2652 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2653 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2654 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2655 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2656 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2657 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2658 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2659 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2660 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2661 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2662 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2663 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2664 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2665 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2666 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2667 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2668 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2669 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2670 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2671 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2672 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2673 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-2674 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0345 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0289 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0281 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0330 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0342 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0316 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0331 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0297 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0317 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0303 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0321 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0282 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0332 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0309 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0300 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0348 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0333 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0291 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0308 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0283 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0295 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0310 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0288 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30027
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0339 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-30027
      UoC-0326 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-30027
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    SPFPO Swedish North Sea herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1029 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0725 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Venetian Wild Harvested Striped Clam (Venus Chamelea gallina)

    • Suspended
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1531 Striped venus (Chamelea gallina) Dredges - Boat dredges 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) MSC-F-31381 (DNV-F-264689)
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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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    Ghanaian Atlantic Ocean skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine fishery

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3200 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
      UoC-3201 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
      UoC-3202 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
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    Capsen & Grand Bleu Atlantic Ocean purse seine skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3058 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31638
      UoC-3064 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31638
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-3059 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-3060 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-3061 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-3062 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-3063 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-3065 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-3066 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-3067 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-3068 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-3069 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
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    Dongwon Indian Ocean purse seine fishery

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3054 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3379 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-3055 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): purse seine 51 (Indian Ocean, Western) Withdrawn
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    Lakes & Coorong Fishery - Finfish

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3222 Yellow-eye mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-3223 Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-3224 Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) Seine Nets - Beach seines: called swinger nets but they are used like seine nets using the current to enclose the net while one end is held on the shore 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    FROM Nord North Sea and Eastern Channel pelagic trawl herring

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1105 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31184 (MEC-F-030)
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    Indonesia South Kalimantan trammel net prawn

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3136 Banana prawn (Fenneropenaeus merguiensis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (TUNACONS) fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2414 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2417 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2419 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2422 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2766 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2767 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2768 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3070 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3071 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3072 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3073 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3074 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): All Set Types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3075 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3076 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3156 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3157 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3158 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31557
      UoC-3159 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31557
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-2415 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2416 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): FAD and Free Sets 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2418 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free School 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2420 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): all set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2421 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): FAD and Free School Sets 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2423 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free and FAD sets 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2424 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free and FAD sets 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31557
      UoC-2425 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free and FAD sets 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31557
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    SATHOAN French Mediterranean Bluefin tuna artisanal longline and handline fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1923 Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline, handline and pole-lines are also used 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) MSC-F-31486
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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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