247 results
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View Details Japanese pole and line skipjack and albacore tuna fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1249 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31275 (F-ACO-0111) UoC-1248 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31275 (F-ACO-0111)
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View Details Pacific hake mid-water trawl
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0158 North Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31170 (MRAG-F-0012) UoC-0157 North Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31171 (MRAG-F-0011)
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Certified
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View Details ISF Icelandic summer spawning herring trawl and seine
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0734 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Seine Nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31464 UoC-1758 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31464 -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0733 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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Certified
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View Details US Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1288 Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545 UoC-1289 Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545
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Certified
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View Details Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group(NIPSG) North Sea herring
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1160 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31280 (F-ACO-0113) -
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-1159 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1158 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31280 (F-ACO-0113)
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Certified
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View Details Barents Sea cod, haddock and saithe
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1155 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31580 UoC-0574 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31581 UoC-0086 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31582
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Certified
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View Details Shetland & Scottish Mainland Rope Grown mussel Enhanced Fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31314 (F - ACO - 090) UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31314 (F - ACO - 090)
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Certified
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View Details Argentine hoki (Macruronus magellanicus) bottom and mid-water trawl 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-0404 Argentine hoki (Macruronus magellanicus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31359 (F-OIA-P-0300) UoC-0402 Argentine hoki (Macruronus magellanicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31359 (F-OIA-P-0300)
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No longer in the program
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View Details Estonia North East Arctic cold water prawn and cod
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1737 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31405 (F-DNV-144850) UoC-0767 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31405 (F-DNV-144850)
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Certified
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View Details Schleswig-Holstein blue shell mussel
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1285 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31272 (MRAG-F-0072) UoC-1284 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31272 (MRAG-F-0072)
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View Details Normandy and Jersey lobster
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0206 European lobster (Homarus gammarus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31278 (MEC-F-014) -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0207 European lobster (Homarus gammarus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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Certified
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View Details Greenland cod, haddock and saithe trawl fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1032 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31185 (F-ACO-0050) UoC-1030 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31185 (F-ACO-0050) UoC-1031 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31185 (F-ACO-0050)
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Certified
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View Details OHV Dutch Waddenzee and Oosterschelde Hand Raked cockle
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0712 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand raked 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31337 (F-ACO-0091) UoC-0677 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand raked 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31337 (F-ACO-0091)
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Certified
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View Details DFPO, DPPO and SPFPO North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat sandeel, sprat and Norway pout
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1245 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646 UoC-1241 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646 UoC-1243 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646 UoC-1239 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646 UoC-1240 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646 UoC-1238 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646 UoC-1242 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646 UoC-1244 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31646 -
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-1633 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1957 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31646 UoC-1627 Lesser sand-eel (Ammodytes marinus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1629 Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei (Ammodytes spp) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1631 Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei (Ammodytes spp) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1626 Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1630 Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei (Ammodytes spp) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1628 Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei (Ammodytes spp) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1632 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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View Details Australia silverlip pearl oyster
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1273 Silverlip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-30005 UoC-2845 Silverlip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand harvesting of wild broodstock and hatchery reared 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-30005 UoC-1272 Silverlip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-30005
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View Details Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp Crustáceos Sur S.A. demersal trawl fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31294 (BV-F-0550) UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31294 (BV-F-0550) UoC-2894 Chilean nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31294 (BV-F-0550)
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Certified
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View Details US North Atlantic swordfish, yellowfin, and albacore tuna fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1588 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines: Pelagic longline 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31357 (MRAG-F-0010) UoC-1589 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines: Pelagic longline 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31357 (MRAG-F-0010) UoC-0715 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31357 (MRAG-F-0010)
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Certified
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View Details CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring 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-0941 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-SAI-026 F-SAI-026 UoC-0610 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-SAI-026 F-SAI-026 UoC-0942 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-SAI-026 F-SAI-026
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View Details FISF Faroe Islands saithe
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0719 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31374 (F-DNV-137754) UoC-0717 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31374 (F-DNV-137754) UoC-0716 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31374 (F-DNV-137754)
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View Details Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) saithe
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0638 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MEP-F-019 UoC-0637 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MEP-F-019 UoC-0639 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Scottish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MEP-F-019
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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”.