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View Details Kochi and Miyazaki Offshore Pole and Line Albacore and Skipjack fishery
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2360 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31510 UoC-2361 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31510
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View Details Australia orange roughy - eastern zone trawl
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2277 Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Demersal trawl 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31643 -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-2358 Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Demersal trawl 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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View Details Southern Gulf of California Thread Herring
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1179 Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31538 MSC-F-31612
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View Details Tri Marine Pacific Ocean longline tuna fishery
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2579 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31637 UoC-2580 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31637 UoC-2581 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31637 UoC-2582 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31637 UoC-2583 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31637 UoC-2584 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31637 UoC-2643 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31637 UoC-2644 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31637 UoC-2645 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31637 UoC-3313 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31637
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View Details Norway North East Arctic cold water prawn
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0576 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31361 (F-DNV-112588) UoC-0578 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31361 (F-DNV-112588)
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View Details U.S. Atlantic Scup Trawl Fishery
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2537 Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) Trawls - Otter trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31543
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View Details SSMO Shetland inshore brown crab and scallop
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0436 Brown crab (Cancer pagurus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129) UoC-0439 Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129)
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View Details North Atlantic cod and associated species demersal fishery
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3221 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30028 UoC-3248 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30028 UoC-3250 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30028 UoC-3869 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) -
Suspended
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3868 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
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View Details Australia blue grenadier
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31422 UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31422
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View Details Shark Bay prawn, scallop and crab managed fisheries
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1142 Western king prawn (Penaeus latisulcatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31208 (MRAG-F-0048) UoC-3616 Ballot's saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) Trawls - Other: scallop trawl 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31208 (MRAG-F-0048) UoC-3617 Ballot's saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) Trawls - Other: scallop trawl 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31208 (MRAG-F-0048) UoC-3618 Portunus swimcrabs nei (Portunus spp) Trawls - Other: scallop trawl 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31208 (MRAG-F-0048) UoC-3619 Portunus swimcrabs nei (Portunus spp) Traps - Pots 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31208 (MRAG-F-0048) UoC-3623 Ballot's saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: prawn trawl 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31208 (MRAG-F-0048) UoC-3624 Ballot's saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: prawn trawl 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31208 (MRAG-F-0048) UoC-3625 Portunus swimcrabs nei (Portunus spp) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: prawn trawl 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31208 (MRAG-F-0048) UoC-1143 Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31208 (MRAG-F-0048)
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View Details ISF Iceland greater silver smelt
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2646 Silver smelt (Argentina silus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31603 UoC-2647 Silver smelt (Argentina silus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31603
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View Details Murmanseld 2 Barents Sea cod and haddock
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1875 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31465 UoC-1876 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31465
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View Details U.S. Atlantic summer flounder and black sea bass trawl fishery
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3380 Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31665 UoC-3381 Black seabass (Centropristis striata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31665
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View Details Maritime Canada inshore lobster trap fishery
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2231 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31502 UoC-2232 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31502 UoC-2233 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31502 UoC-2234 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31502 UoC-2235 American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31502
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View Details SARPC Toothfish
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1468 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31412 (F-CUP-018) UoC-0260 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31412 (F-CUP-018)
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View Details Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0177 Atlantic seabob (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31291 (F-ACO-0085)
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View Details AAFA and WFOA South Pacific albacore tuna
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31407 (MRAG-F-0051)
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View Details Western Asturias Octopus Traps Fishery of Artisanal Cofradias
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1172 Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31230 (F-BV-1065)
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View Details The Bahamas Spiny Lobster Fishery
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1516 Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) Miscellaneous Gear: Hooks and spears 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31393 (F-CUP-057) UoC-1517 Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) Traps - Pots: Lobster traps 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31393 (F-CUP-057)
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View Details Dongwon Pacific Ocean Tuna purse seine and longline fishery
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MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1766 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1767 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1769 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1770 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1771 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1772 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-2902 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-2903 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-2904 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-3383 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-3384 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-3385 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-3386 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31441
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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”.