247 results
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View Details Sweden Skagerrak, Kattegat and the Norwegian Deep cold-water prawn
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1060 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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View Details Prince Edward Island lobster trap
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-1040 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31165 (F-SAI-012)
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View Details Limfjord blue shell mussel (rope grown)
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0125 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31300 (F-ACO-0060) UoC-0772 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31300 (F-ACO-0060)
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View Details Faroese Pelagic Organisation North East Atlantic mackerel
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0107 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31249 (F-DNV-202426) UoC-0108 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31249 (F-DNV-202426)
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View Details Faroese Pelagic Organisation Atlanto-Scandian herring
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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UoC-0105 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31248 (F-DNV-202371) UoC-0106 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31248 (F-DNV-202371)
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View Details Western Australia sea cucumber
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1924 Sandfish (Holothuria scabra) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31448 UoC-1926 Deep-water redfish (Actinopyga echinites) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31448 -
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1925 Sandfish (Holothuria scabra) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
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Certified
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View Details Alaska pollock - Gulf of Alaska
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0070 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31222 (MRAG-F-0033)
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View Details Lake Hjälmaren pikeperch fish-trap and gillnet
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0061 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Traps 05 (Europe - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-0940 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) Withdrawn
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View Details US North Pacific sablefish
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1800 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Miscellaneous Gear: Longlines- pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0063 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn
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View Details Alaska pollock - Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0069 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31220 (MRAG-F-0032)
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View Details Seafood Romo East Jutland and Isefjord blue shell mussel dredge
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0626 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1971 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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View Details Razor Clam fishery from Ria de Pontevedra
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0686 Arched razor shell (Ensis magnus) Miscellaneous Gear: Diving - by hand 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31131 (F-BV-00331-ES)
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View Details North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority sea bass
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0055 European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MML-FC-016
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View Details MINSA North East Atlantic mackerel
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1124 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1132 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1127 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1123 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1131 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1125 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1130 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1126 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1122 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1120 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1128 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1129 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1121 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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View Details Australia mackerel icefish
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1955 Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) Trawls - Midwater trawls 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) Withdrawn UoC-0065 Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) Trawls - Bottom trawls 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) Withdrawn
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View Details Ireland rope grown mussel
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1868 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets, On-growing of mussel using suspended ropes (including floating long-line cultivation) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31417 UoC-1872 Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets, On-growing of mussel using suspended ropes (including floating long-line cultivation) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31417 UoC-1873 Northern blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets, On-growing of mussel using suspended ropes (including floating long-line cultivation) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31417
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Certified
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View Details Exmouth mussels
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0705 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-0704 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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View Details Mussel raft culture in Galicia (Mejillón de Galicia DOP)
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-2289 Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Gear not know or not specified: Mussel larvae settle on ropes and it is grown at the raft 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2290 Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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View Details Osprey Trawlers North Sea twin-rigged plaice
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-1625 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: UoC3: >120mm cod end mesh 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31231 (F-ACO-0067) UoC-1624 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: >100mm and <120mm cod end mesh 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31231 (F-ACO-0067) UoC-0264 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: <100mm cod end mesh 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31231 (F-ACO-0067)
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View Details Rybprom Balkhash Lake pikeperch and bersh fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2948 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Seine Nets - Beach seines 04 (Asia - Inland waters) MSC-F-31634 UoC-2950 Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis) Seine Nets - Beach seines 04 (Asia - Inland waters) MSC-F-31634 UoC-2951 Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 04 (Asia - Inland waters) MSC-F-31634 UoC-2953 Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 04 (Asia - Inland waters) MSC-F-31634
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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”.