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    CFTO and SAPMER Indian Ocean Purse Seine Skipjack fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2291 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine (free-school and FAD sets combined) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31505
      UoC-3079 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): free-school and FAD sets combined 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31505
    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3655 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): free-school and FAD sets combined under a single Unit of Assessment 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3656 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): free-school and FAD sets combined under a single Unit of Assessment 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-3080 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): free-school and FAD sets combined 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
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    Burry Inlet cockles

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0058 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31363 (MEC-F-046 )
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    Havsodlarna Swedish West Coast Rope Grown Mussel Fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0770 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31415 (F-CUP-052)
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    Gulf of Maine lobster fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1144 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30017
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    Faroese Pelagic Organization North East Atlantic blue whiting

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1250 Blue whiting(=Poutassou) (Micromesistius poutassou) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31251 (F-DNV-202425)
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    Bratsk Reservoir perch

    • Suspended
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1259 European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Traps - Stationary uncovered pound nets 05 (Europe - Inland waters) MSC-F-31242 (F-MC-756001)
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    Sweden Skagerrak, Kattegat and the Norwegian Deep cold-water prawn

    • 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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    North Menai Strait mussel

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0141 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31243 (MEC-F-017)
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    Talleys New Zealand Skipjack Tuna Purse Seine

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1293 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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    Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group (NIPSG) Irish Sea herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0973 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31153 (F-ACO-0081)
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    Prince Edward Island lobster trap

    • No longer in the program
      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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    North West Atlantic Canada harpoon swordfish

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0154 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Grappling And Wounding - Harpoons 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-31345 (F-ACO-0016)
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    Icelandic Gillnet lumpfish

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0922 Lumpfish(=Lumpsucker) (Cyclopterus lumpus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn F-TUN-1108
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    Argentine anchovy (Engraulis anchoita), Bonaerense stock, semi-pelagic mid-water trawl fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0575 Argentine anchovy (Engraulis anchoita) Trawls - Midwater trawls 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30018
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    Indonesian Skipjack, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna of Western and Central Pacific archipelagic waters and Indian Ocean pole-and-line and handline

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2317 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2318 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2319 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2320 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2321 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole-and-line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2322 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2323 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-2324 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3786 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & Line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3787 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3788 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized): Pole&line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3789 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3790 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3791 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole&line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3792 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3793 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3794 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3795 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3796 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
      UoC-3797 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31498
    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3831 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3832 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3833 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3834 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole-and-line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3835 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3836 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & Line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3837 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & Line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3838 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3839 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3840 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3841 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3842 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3843 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3844 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3845 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3846 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3847 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3848 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3849 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3850 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3851 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3852 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3853 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3854 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3855 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-3857 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3858 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3859 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & Line 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3860 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3861 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & Line 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3862 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3863 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3864 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3865 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole & Line 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-3866 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Handline 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
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    WPSTA Western and Central Pacific Skipjack, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Purse Seine Fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1994 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-30076 (F-SCS-0112 )
      UoC-2684 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-30076 (F-SCS-0112 )
      UoC-1995 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-30076 (F-SCS-0112 )
    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3781 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-3782 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-3783 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1613 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-2686 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-1996 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-1612 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-1997 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
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    Chilean mussel fishery and suspended culture Toralla S.A and Cultivos Toralla S.A

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0706 Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis) Harvesting Machines: Seed mussels harvests by suspended substrates 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31500
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    Bay of Biscay purse seine sardine fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1133 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31293 (F-BV-00470)
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    Lake Hjälmaren pikeperch fish-trap and gillnet

    • No longer in the program
      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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    Alaska pollock - Gulf of Alaska

    • 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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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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