247 results
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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 JC Mackintosh Greenstick, handline and fishing rod bluefin tuna fishery
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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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Certified
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View Details Norway North Sea herring
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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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Certified
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View Details Gulf of Maine lobster fishery
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-1144 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30017
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No longer in the program
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View Details South Australia Lakes and Coorong pipi
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1372 Australia cockle (Donax deltoides) Miscellaneous Gear: Rake 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31424
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Certified
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View Details North Menai Strait 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-0141 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31243 (MEC-F-017)
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No longer in the program
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View Details Faroese Pelagic Organization North East Atlantic blue whiting
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-1250 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31251 (F-DNV-202425)
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No longer in the program
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View Details Havsodlarna Swedish West Coast Rope Grown Mussel Fishery
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31415 (F-CUP-052)
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No longer in the program
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View Details Bratsk Reservoir perch
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Suspended
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1259 European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Traps - Stationary uncovered pound nets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31242 (F-MC-756001)
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Suspended
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View Details North West Atlantic Canada harpoon swordfish
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0154 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Grappling And Wounding - Harpoons 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31345 (F-ACO-0016)
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No longer in the program
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View Details Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group (NIPSG) Irish Sea herring
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0973 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31153 (F-ACO-0081)
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No longer in the program
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View Details Greenland lumpfish
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1088 Lumpfish(=Lumpsucker) (Cyclopterus lumpus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31198 (F-DNV-165369)
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Certified
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View Details Northern Ireland Bottom Grown mussel
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0703 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31386 (F-SAI-008)
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Certified
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View Details Faroe Islands silver smelt
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0635 Silver smelt (Argentina silus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31324 (F-DNV-121603)
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Certified
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View Details US Atlantic sea scallop
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0410 Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31409 (F-SCS-0112)
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Certified
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View Details Icelandic Gillnet lumpfish
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0922 Lumpfish(=Lumpsucker) (Cyclopterus lumpus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-TUN-1108
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No longer in the program
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View Details South Georgia Icefish Pelagic Trawl
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0176 Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic) MSC-F-31253 (F-ACO-0028)
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Certified
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View Details Mexico Baja California red rock lobster
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0072 California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) Traps 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31544
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Certified
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View Details NKFPO Bothnian Bay vendace 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-1049 Vendace (Coregonus albula) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31188 (F-BV-00421) UoC-1050 Vendace (Coregonus albula) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31188 (F-BV-00421)
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No longer in the program
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View Details ISF Iceland golden redfish, blue ling and tusk
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0962 Golden redfish (Sebastes marinus / Sebastes norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31160 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-0965 Golden redfish (Sebastes marinus / Sebastes norvegicus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31160 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1461 Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1467 Tusk(=Cusk) (Brosme brosme) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1462 Tusk(=Cusk) (Brosme brosme) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1466 Tusk(=Cusk) (Brosme brosme) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1456 Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1463 Tusk(=Cusk) (Brosme brosme) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1457 Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-0964 Golden redfish (Sebastes marinus / Sebastes norvegicus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31160 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1458 Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1465 Tusk(=Cusk) (Brosme brosme) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-0963 Golden redfish (Sebastes marinus / Sebastes norvegicus) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31160 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1464 Tusk(=Cusk) (Brosme brosme) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-0967 Golden redfish (Sebastes marinus / Sebastes norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31160 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-0966 Golden redfish (Sebastes marinus / Sebastes norvegicus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31160 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1460 Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107) UoC-1459 Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31161 (F-TUN-1107)
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No longer in the program
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”.