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FBSA Canada Full Bay 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-31378 (F-SAI-033) UoC-0720 -
Bass Strait central zone scallop - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Southern Australia scallop (Pecten fumatus) Dredges - Boat dredges: Scallop harvester vessel 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31536 UoC-2477 -
Baie de Saint-Brieuc scallop dredge fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus) Dredges - Boat dredges: Scallop dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31574 UoC-2642 -
Zhangzidao scallop - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Dredges - Hand dredges 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-0681 Withdrawn Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Miscellaneous Gear 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-0679 Withdrawn Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Miscellaneous Gear 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-0678 Withdrawn Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-0680 -
Isle of Man Queen scallop trawl - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Not certified Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0265 Withdrawn Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0120 -
Eastern Canada offshore 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-31195 (F-ACO-0054) UoC-0102 -
New Zealand southern scallop - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn New Zealand scallop (Pecten novaezelandiae) Dredges - Boat dredges 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0139 -
Abrolhos Island and Mid-West scallop trawl fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Ballot's saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) Trawls - Otter twin trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31526 UoC-2474 -
Faroe Islands queen scallop - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31552 UoC-0104 -
Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Dredges - Boat dredges 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31365 (F-ACO-0068) UoC-0432 Certified Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Harvesting Machines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31365 (F-ACO-0068) UoC-0431 Certified Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31365 (F-ACO-0068) UoC-0430
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”.