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Shetland & Scottish Mainland Rope Grown mussel Enhanced Fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Mussels (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31314 (F - ACO - 090) UoC-0599 Certified Mussels (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31314 (F - ACO - 090) UoC-0600 -
North Sea Brown Shrimp - Certified
View DetailsStatus (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-30003 UoC-1292 -
Australia western rock lobster - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) Traps - Pots 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31418 UoC-0059 -
Guyana seabob - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31432 UoC-1921 -
Ekofish Group and Osprey Trawlers North Sea Twin-rigged Plaice - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Midwater trawls - otter trawls: Twin rig trawl >120mm cod end mesh. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31531 UoC-2378 Certified European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Otter trawls: Twin rig trawl >100mm and < 120mm cod end mesh. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31531 UoC-2377 Certified European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Otter trawls: Twin rig trawl >100mm and < 120mm cod end mesh. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31531 UoC-2379 Certified European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Otter trawls: Twin rig trawl >120mm cod end mesh. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31531 UoC-2380 Certified European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Otter twin trawls: Twin rig trawl < 100mm cod end mesh. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31531 UoC-2376 -
ISF Greenland halibut - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets and entangling nets: Greenland halibut gillnet 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-3078 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Cod gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1503 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1504 Not certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1507 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1501 Withdrawn Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1506 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1502 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1505 -
Osh-koo-na-ning walleye and northern pike commercial gillnet fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2021 Withdrawn American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2023 Withdrawn American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2024 Withdrawn Lake cisco (Coregonus artedi) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2035 Withdrawn Lake(=Common)whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2029 Withdrawn Lake(=Common)whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2034 Withdrawn Lake(=Common)whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2038 Withdrawn Lake(=Common)whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2041 Certified Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31151 (MRAG-F-0079) UoC-0935 Withdrawn Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2026 Withdrawn Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2028 Withdrawn Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2031 Withdrawn Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2033 Withdrawn Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2037 Withdrawn Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2040 Certified Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31151 (MRAG-F-0079) UoC-0934 Withdrawn Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2020 Withdrawn Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2022 Withdrawn Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2025 Withdrawn Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2027 Withdrawn Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2030 Withdrawn Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2032 Withdrawn Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2036 Withdrawn Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2039 Withdrawn Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-2042 -
Falkland Island toothfish - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) MSC-F-31404 (F-LRF-0128) UoC-0754 -
Lake Erie Multi-species Commercial - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052) UoC-1009 Certified American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052) UoC-1007 Certified American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052) UoC-1008 Certified American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052) UoC-1006 Certified American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052) UoC-1010 Certified American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052) UoC-1011 Certified American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052) UoC-1012 Withdrawn Lake(=Common)whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-1017 Withdrawn Lake(=Common)whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-1020 Withdrawn Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) Trawls - Other 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-1027 Certified Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31199 (F-ACO-0052) UoC-1023 Withdrawn White bass (Morone chrysops) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-1015 Withdrawn White bass (Morone chrysops) Traps 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-1016 Withdrawn White perch (Morone americana) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-1014 Withdrawn White perch (Morone americana) Traps - Fyke nets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) UoC-1013 -
Macquarie Island (MI) toothfish - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31423 UoC-0623 Withdrawn Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31423 UoC-0622 -
Norway beaked redfish - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) Trawls - Other: Mainly semipelagic but also demersal 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31589 UoC-2605 -
Canada Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF) British Columbia Albacore Tuna North Pacific - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31189 (F-SAI-002) UoC-0096 -
Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Sweden Baltic herring and sprat - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1947 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1948 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2293 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2295 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1943 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1946 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2292 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1944 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1945 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2294 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2296 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2297 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1932 Certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31479 UoC-1942 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1935 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1928 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1929 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1930 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1927 Certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31479 UoC-1931 -
North-West Fishing Consortium Norwegian & Barents Seas cod, haddock & saithe - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31223 (F-ACO-0071) UoC-1156 Withdrawn Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2326 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31223 (F-ACO-0071) UoC-1157 Certified Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31223 (F-ACO-0071) UoC-1519 -
Western Australia abalone - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Brownlip abalone (Haliotis conicopora) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31421 UoC-1352 Certified Greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31421 UoC-1351 Certified Roe's abalone (Haliotis roei) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31421 UoC-1353 -
French Polynesia albacore, yellowfin and swordfish longline fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-30014 UoC-1483 Certified Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-30014 UoC-2485 Certified Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-30014 UoC-1959 Certified Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-30014 UoC-1484 -
Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands toothfish & icefish - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) Trawls - Bottom trawls 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425 UoC-1956 Certified Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) Trawls - Midwater trawls 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425 UoC-1726 Certified Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425 UoC-0558 Certified Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Traps: Demersal fish traps 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425 UoC-2578 Certified Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425 UoC-0557 -
Compagnie des Pêches de St Malo and Euronor Northeast Arctic cod and haddock fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31334 (MEC-F-008) UoC-0550 Certified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31333 (MEC-F-009) UoC-0554 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31333 (MEC-F-009) UoC-0555 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31334 (MEC-F-008) UoC-0551 -
West Greenland coldwater prawn - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31391 (F-ACO-0027) UoC-0202 -
Ross Sea toothfish longline - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 88 (Pacific, Antarctic) MSC-F-31221 (F-ACO-0032) UoC-0160
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”.