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    PFA, SPSG, SPFPO, DFPO and DPPO North Sea Herring

    • 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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    SPPO Baltic herring and sprats

    • 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      UoC-0181 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0182 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0180 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Danish Pelagic Producers 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-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Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-57717-2009
      UoC-0006 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn DNV-NOR-MSC-F-57717-2009
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    NZRO Gulf of Riga herring and sprat trawl fishery

    • 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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    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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    Atlantic cod and haddock longline, handline and Danish seine

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0483 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-TUN-1101
      UoC-0482 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-TUN-1101
      UoC-0485 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-TUN-1102
      UoC-0604 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-TUN-1102
      UoC-0603 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-TUN-1101
      UoC-0484 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-TUN-1102
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    Küstenfischer Nord eG Heiligenhafen Germany Eastern Baltic cod

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0453 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0018
      UoC-0454 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-FCI-0018
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    Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation Atlanto Scandian herring

    • 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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    Baie de Seine scallop dredge

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3231 Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
      UoC-3232 Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
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    JC Mackintosh Greenstick, handline and fishing rod bluefin tuna fishery

    • 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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    Norway North Sea herring

    • 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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    Faroese Pelagic Organisation Atlanto-Scandian herring

    • 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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    DFPO Denmark North Sea & Skagerrak cod & saithe

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1297 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0257 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0258 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1298 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0256 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1296 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Northeast Arctic cod and haddock demersal fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3221 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30028
      UoC-3248 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30028
      UoC-3250 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30028
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    Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Sweden Baltic herring and sprat

    • 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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    Norway North East Arctic cod

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0146 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0145 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0143 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0144 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0147 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0415 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2281 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0414 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0416 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0417 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2280 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2283 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0413 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0946 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2282 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2279 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-2816 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2817 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2818 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2819 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2820 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2821 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2822 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2823 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2824 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-2825 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0947 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0945 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0948 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
      UoC-0617 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31210 (F-DNV-186569)
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    Murmanseld 2 Barents Sea cod and haddock

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1875 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31465
      UoC-1876 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31465
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    FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0709 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31584
      UoC-0711 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31584
      UoC-0710 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31584
      UoC-0708 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31584
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    Compagnie des Pêches de St Malo and Euronor Northeast Arctic cod and haddock fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0555 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31333 (MEC-F-009)
      UoC-3226 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31334 (MEC-F-008)
      UoC-3227 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Demersal trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31333 (MEC-F-009)
      UoC-0551 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31334 (MEC-F-008)
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    Norway spring spawning herring

    • 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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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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