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US Atlantic sea scallop - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31409 (F-SCS-0112) UoC-0410 -
Patagonian scallop (Zygochlamys patagonica) bottom otter trawl fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Patagonian scallop (Zygochlamis patagonica) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) MSC-F-31325 (F-OIA-P-0101) UoC-0060 -
Granville Bay whelk fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Whelk (Buccinum undatum) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31327 (MEC-F-050) UoC-1104 -
Cancale Bay slipper limpet dredge fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn American slipper-limpet (Crepidula fornicata) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31255 (F-BV-1271) UoC-1271 -
SSMO Shetland inshore brown crab and scallop - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Brown crab (Cancer pagurus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129) UoC-0436 Not certified European lobster (Homarus gammarus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129) UoC-0438 Certified Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129) UoC-0439 Not certified Velvet swimcrab (Necora puber) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129) UoC-0437 -
Aniva Bay pink salmon trap net fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-0736 -
Pärnu Bay and Väinameri Sea perch and pikeperch - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Gillnets and trap nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2555 Withdrawn Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Gillnets and trap nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2556 -
Bay of Biscay purse seine sardine fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31293 (F-BV-00470) UoC-1133 -
South Brittany sardine purse seine - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31292 (F-BV-552727) UoC-0175 -
NKFPO Bothnian Bay vendace trawl - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Vendace (Coregonus albula) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31188 (F-BV-00421) UoC-1050 Withdrawn Vendace (Coregonus albula) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31188 (F-BV-00421) UoC-1049
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”.