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    Klondyke Pelagic Sustainability Group North Sea Herring

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3615 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32 mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31648
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    Australia royal red prawn

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2788 Jack-knife shrimp (Haliporoides sibogae) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31595
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    Faroe Islands queen scallop

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0104 Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31552
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    Ireland Bottom Grown mussel

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3118 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
      UoC-3119 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Dredges - Boat dredges: Modified Dutch bottom dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-2486 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Dredges - Boat dredges: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
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    Normandy and Jersey lobster

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      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      UoC-0207 European lobster (Homarus gammarus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    SZLC, CSFC, FMLC & MIFV RMI EEZ longline yellowfin, bigeye and albacore tuna

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1950 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31440
      UoC-1951 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31440
      UoC-3132 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31440
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    Annette Islands Reserve salmon

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0380 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0369 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0366 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0368 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0379 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0376 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0367 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0373 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0370 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0374 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0378 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0371 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0377 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0372 Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
      UoC-0375 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31568
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    PNA Western and Central Pacific Skipjack, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna Purse Seine Fishery

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1258 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Surrounding nets targeting all set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31362 (F-ACO-0103)
      UoC-2446 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Surrounding nets targeting all set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31362 (F-ACO-0103)
      UoC-0440 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Targeting free schools 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31362 (F-ACO-0103)
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    Australia east coast king prawn

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2786 Eastern king prawn (Penaeus plebejus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31597
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    Papua New Guinea Torres Strait tropical rock lobster fishery

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2848 Ornate spiny lobster (Panulirus ornatus) Miscellaneous Gear: Diving via “hookah” gear and free diving 06 (Oceania - Inland waters) MSC-F-31608
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    Dutch Oyster Association oyster

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0691 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056)
      UoC-0763 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056)
      UoC-2442 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056)
      UoC-2443 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056)
      UoC-2444 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056)
      UoC-2785 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 4 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056)
      UoC-0764 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056)
      UoC-0690 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056)
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    KZB-herring JSC Western Bering Sea and East Kamchatka Pacific cod

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2488 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom (demersal) longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31541
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    Thames cockle dredge

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1765 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges: Hydraulic cockle dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31451
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    Eastern Canada offshore scallop

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0102 Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31195 (F-ACO-0054)
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    Greenland cod, haddock and saithe trawl fishery

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    Jeri’s Seafood oyster dredge

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3148 American cupped oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Dredges - Boat dredges: Oyster dredge 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31649
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    ISF Iceland lemon sole

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1749 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31413 (F-TUN-1111)
      UoC-1748 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31413 (F-TUN-1111)
      UoC-1750 Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31413 (F-TUN-1111)
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    ISF Iceland capelin

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1354 Capelin (Mallotus villosus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Pelagic trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31299 (F-SAI-025)
      UoC-1355 Capelin (Mallotus villosus) Seine Nets: Purse-seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31299 (F-SAI-025)
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    Russia Barents Sea Opilio Trap

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2069 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31467
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    Atún Sostenible EPO Panamá Tuna Fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2954 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31625
      UoC-2955 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31625
      UoC-2956 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31625
      UoC-2957 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31625