346 results
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View Details DFPO Denmark North Sea & Skagerrak haddock
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0591 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0714 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0593 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0592 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details North West Atlantic Canada Swordfish and Tuna
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3128 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Miscellaneous Gear: Pelagic longline, harpoon, rod and reel, buoy gear 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31614 UoC-3129 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Miscellaneous Gear: Pelagic longline, rod and reel, buoy gear, troll 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31614 UoC-3130 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Miscellaneous Gear: Pelagic longline, rod and reel, buoy gear, troll 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31614
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Certified
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View Details Clyde nephrops trawl
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0097 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Namibia hake trawl and longline fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1590 Cape hakes (Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 47 (Atlantic, Southeast) MSC-F-31487 UoC-1591 Shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 47 (Atlantic, Southeast) MSC-F-31487 UoC-1592 Cape hakes (Merluccius capensis, M.paradoxus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 47 (Atlantic, Southeast) MSC-F-31487 UoC-1593 Shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 47 (Atlantic, Southeast) MSC-F-31487
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Certified
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View Details Maryland striped bass
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0131 Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Hooks And Lines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn UoC-0133 Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn UoC-0134 Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn UoC-0132 Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Seine Nets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Granville Bay whelk fishery
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Suspended
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1104 Whelk (Buccinum undatum) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31327 (MEC-F-050)
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Suspended
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View Details Bristol Channel sea bass
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0088 European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details CVO Dutch North Sea brown shrimp
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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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No longer in the program
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View Details Maine lobster trap
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0126 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Argentine Patagonian toothfish
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0929 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Traps 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-0927 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-0928 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details UK Fisheries/DFFU/Doggerbank Group saithe
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0259 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0272 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2585 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details DFPO Denmark North Sea plaice
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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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No longer in the program
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View Details North Atlantic albacore artisanal fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1148 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31246 (F-BV-00483) UoC-1147 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31246 (F-BV-00483)
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Certified
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View Details Scapêche roundnose grenadier, black scabbard fish and blue ling deep-sea fishery
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1193 Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1192 Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1194 Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details DFPO Denmark North Sea sole
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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
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No longer in the program
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View Details Germany Lower Saxony mussel dredge and mussel culture
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0684 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31410 (F-CUP-028) UoC-0683 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended ropes 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31410 (F-CUP-028) -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0685 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: Translocation of mussel seed 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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Certified
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View Details Canada Scotian Shelf Northern prawn 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-0029 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn UoC-0030 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31434 UoC-1764 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Germany Schleswig-Holstein blue shell mussel
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0645 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0643 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0644 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Netherlands suspended culture mussel
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0748 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MEC-F-020 UoC-0749 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MEC-F-020 UoC-0403 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MEC-F-020
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No longer in the program
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View Details SFSAG Northern Demersal Stocks
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1547 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls: Twin demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1551 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls: Twin demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1545 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1559 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1548 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1543 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - pair seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1549 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Single Nephrop 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1553 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1538 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Single Nephrop 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1544 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Twin Nephrop 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1552 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1558 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls: Twin demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1539 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Twin Nephrop 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-2542 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls: Single Nephrops trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-2543 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls: twin 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-2544 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-2545 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: twin demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-2546 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-2547 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - pair seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1554 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - pair seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1560 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - pair seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1542 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1550 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Twin Nephrop 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1541 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls: Twin demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1540 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1557 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Twin Nephrop 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1555 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Single Nephrop 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1561 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Single Nephrop 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1546 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - pair seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034) UoC-1556 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31244 (MEC-F-034)
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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”.