332 results
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View Details DFA Dutch North Sea ensis
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0651 Atlantic razor clam (Ensis leei) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31351 (F-ACO-0092)
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Certified
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View Details Irish Pelagic Sustainability Association (IPSA) western mackerel
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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Certificate Code UoC-0119 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0007
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No longer in the program
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View Details SPSG West of Scotland herring Pelagic Trawl
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0602 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-ACO-0083
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No longer in the program
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View Details Eastern Canada offshore scallop
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0102 Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31195 (F-ACO-0054)
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Certified
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View Details SPSG Ltd Atlanto Scandian herring
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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Certificate Code UoC-0183 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0006
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No longer in the program
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View Details PFA, SPSG, SPFPO, DFPO and DPPO North Sea Herring
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1341 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31298 (F-ACO-0115) UoC-2640 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: midwater trawl and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31298 (F-ACO-0115) UoC-2641 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31298 (F-ACO-0115) UoC-1340 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31298 (F-ACO-0115)
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Certified
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View Details SPPO Baltic herring and sprats
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0181 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0182 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0180 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details NZRO Gulf of Riga herring and sprat trawl fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2285 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31463 -
Suspended
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2044 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31463 -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-2043 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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Certified
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View Details Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation North East Atlantic mackerel
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0005 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-57717-2009 UoC-0006 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-57717-2009
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No longer in the program
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View Details Ghanaian Atlantic Ocean skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine fishery
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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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In Assessment
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View Details Norway North Sea herring
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0016 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-61406 UoC-0017 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-61406
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Certified
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View Details Faroese Pelagic Organisation Atlanto-Scandian herring
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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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No longer in the program
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View Details Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation Atlanto Scandian herring
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0004 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MEP-F-029 UoC-0003 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MEP-F-029
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No longer in the program
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View Details JC Mackintosh Greenstick, handline and fishing rod bluefin tuna fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2533 Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized): Greenstick 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) MSC-F-31567 UoC-2534 Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Hooks And Lines: trolling, live bait hand line, and hand line with stone (deeper waters) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) MSC-F-31567
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Certified
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View Details Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Sweden Baltic herring and sprat
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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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No longer in the program
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View Details US North Pacific sablefish
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1800 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Miscellaneous Gear: Longlines- pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0063 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Norway spring spawning herring
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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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No longer in the program
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View Details Poland sprat midwater trawl
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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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No longer in the program
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View Details US Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1288 Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545 UoC-1289 Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545
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Certified
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View Details Klondyke Pelagic Sustainability Group North Sea Herring
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3615 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32 mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31648
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Certified
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”.