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    Samherji Icelandic cod & haddock trawl & longline

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0729 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0732 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0730 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0731 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    North East Atlantic mackerel pelagic trawl, Purse-Seine and handline

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0015 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-61407-2009
      UoC-0013 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-61407-2009
      UoC-0014 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-61407-2009
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    SPSG, DPPO, PFA, SPFPO & KFO Atlanto-Scandian purse seine and pelagic trawl herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1102 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1099 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1103 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1098 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1100 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1097 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1101 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Canada Atlantic halibut

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0582 Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016)
      UoC-0670 Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016)
      UoC-0583 Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016)
      UoC-0581 Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016)
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    Gulf of St Lawrence fall herring gillnet fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1145 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn F-SAI-018
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    Pelagic Freezer Trawler Association North East Atlantic mackerel pelagic trawl

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0007 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MML-F-084
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    Canada/Newfoundland 3Ps cod

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1108 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31232 (F-ACO-0082)
      UoC-1110 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31232 (F-ACO-0082)
      UoC-1109 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31232 (F-ACO-0082)
      UoC-1107 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31232 (F-ACO-0082)
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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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    Guyana seabob

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1921 Atlantic seabob (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31432
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    Swedish Fishermen’s Producer Organisation (SFPO) Eastern Baltic cod

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0397 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0036
      UoC-0398 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0037
      UoC-0400 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0038
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    Faroese Pelagic Organisation North East Atlantic mackerel

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0107 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31249 (F-DNV-202426)
      UoC-0108 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31249 (F-DNV-202426)
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    SPFPO North East Atlantic mackerel

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0424 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-102479-2011
      UoC-0425 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-102479-2011
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    DFPO, DPPO and SPFPO Skagerrak, Kattegat and Western Baltic Herring Fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1234 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062)
      UoC-1232 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062)
      UoC-1231 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062)
      UoC-1233 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062)
      UoC-1228 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062)
      UoC-1230 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062)
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    U.S Atlantic menhaden purse seine

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1636 Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - two boats operated purse seines: Purse seine 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31435
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    DFPO Denmark Eastern Baltic cod

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0250 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0039
      UoC-0252 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MRAG-F-0040
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    LFA Latvia trawl eastern Baltic cod

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1037 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31197 (F-BV-00413)
      UoC-1036 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31197 (F-BV-00413)
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    FFA Finland and SPFPO Sweden Gulf of Bothnia herring fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1527 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31377 (F-ACO-0123)
      UoC-1528 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31377 (F-ACO-0123)
      UoC-3314 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic trawl & Purse seine   27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31377 (F-ACO-0123)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1523 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Traps: Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1522 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1529 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Other: Pelagic, semipelagic and demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Irish Pelagic Sustainability Group (IPSG) western mackerel pelagic trawl

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0001 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0004
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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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    Hastings Fleet mackerel drift net

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1350 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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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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