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  • Prestige Oysters Texas and Louisiana private oyster fishery - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified American cupped oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Dredges - Boat dredges 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31457 UoC-2076
    Certified American cupped oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Dredges - Boat dredges 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31457 UoC-2077
  • Omega Protein Corporation U.S. Atlantic menhaden purse seine - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - two boats operated purse seines: Purse seine 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31435 UoC-1636
  • Russian and Estonian Lake Peipus perch and pike-perch - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Miscellaneous Gear: Gillnets and trapnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31460 UoC-2007
    Certified European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Miscellaneous Gear: Gillnets and trapnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31460 UoC-2011
    Certified European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish seine (mutnik) 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31460 UoC-2008
    Certified European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish seine (mutnik) 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31460 UoC-2012
    Certified Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Miscellaneous Gear: Gillnets and trapnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31460 UoC-2009
    Certified Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Miscellaneous Gear: Gillnets and trapnets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31460 UoC-2013
    Certified Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish seine (mutnik) 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31460 UoC-2010
    Certified Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish seine (mutnik) 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31460 UoC-2014
  • Eastern Canada offshore scallop - Certified

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    Status (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
  • Aker Biomarine Antarctic krill - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Trawls - Midwater trawls 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic) MSC-F-31191 (F-ACO-0100) UoC-0082
  • Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack tuna - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-30029 UoC-1562
  • Vityaz-Avto Danish seine walleye pollock fishery - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish seine 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31503 UoC-2381
  • Southern Gulf of California Thread Herring - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31538 UoC-1179
  • Schleswig-Holstein blue shell mussel - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31272 (MRAG-F-0072) UoC-1285
    Certified Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31272 (MRAG-F-0072) UoC-1284
  • Wash Brown Shrimp - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Common shrimp (Crangon crangon) Trawls - Bottom trawls - beam trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31456 UoC-1811
  • Western Bering Sea Pacific cod and Pacific halibut longline - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 UoC-1808
    Certified Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 UoC-1807
  • SATHOAN French Mediterranean Bluefin tuna artisanal longline and handline fishery - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline, handline and pole-lines are also used 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) MSC-F-31486 UoC-1923
  • Basse Normandy Granville Bay whelk - Certified

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    Status (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
  • BSAI and GOA Alaska pollock - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31492 UoC-2200
    Certified Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31492 UoC-2201
  • Western Bering Sea Pollock - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31513 UoC-2410
  • ISF Iceland lumpfish - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Lumpfish(=Lumpsucker) (Cyclopterus lumpus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31489 UoC-2331
    Certified Lumpfish(=Lumpsucker) (Cyclopterus lumpus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31489 UoC-2332
  • North West Atlantic Canada harpoon swordfish - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Grappling And Wounding - Harpoons 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31345 (F-ACO-0016) UoC-0154
  • NZRO Gulf of Riga herring and sprat trawl fishery - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31463 UoC-2044
    Suspended Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31463 UoC-2043
    Certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31463 UoC-2285
  • Scotian Shelf snow crab trap - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31328 (F-SAI-005) UoC-0641
  • US Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31283 (F-SCS-0098) UoC-1288
    Certified Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31283 (F-SCS-0098) UoC-1289
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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”.

 

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