Search Fisheries - MSC Fisheries

328 results

View Details

US West Coast pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1196	Oregon pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	67 (Pacific, Northeast)	MSC-F-31355 (MRAG-F-0045)
UoC-0054	Oregon pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	67 (Pacific, Northeast)	MSC-F-31354 (MRAG-F-0034) MSC-F-31355 (MRAG-F-0045)
UoC-1195	Oregon pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	67 (Pacific, Northeast)	MSC-F-31355 (MRAG-F-0045)

View Details

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-0429	European hake (Merluccius merluccius)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31190 (F-ACO-0040)

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Status (Units of Certification)	Certificate Code
UoC-3316	European hake (Merluccius merluccius)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	Withdrawn	MSC-F-31190 (F-ACO-0040)

Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2481	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid-water pelagic trawl	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31534

View Details

West Greenland offshore Greenland halibut

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1374	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31311 (F-DNV-240697)
UoC-2330	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Longlines	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31311 (F-DNV-240697)

View Details

Chile Austral hake (Merluccius australis) industrial trawl and longline

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1735	Southern hake (Merluccius australis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31437
UoC-1734	Southern hake (Merluccius australis)	Trawls - Other: Bottom Trawls and Midwater Trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31437

View Details

Australia west coast deep sea crab

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)	MSC-F-31419

View Details

Abrolhos Island and Mid-West scallop trawl fishery

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2474	Ballot's saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti)	Trawls - Otter twin trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)	MSC-F-31526

View Details

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-0746	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31401 (F-SAI-010)

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-0582	Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016)
UoC-0670	Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016)
UoC-0583	Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016)
UoC-0581	Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016)

Zarya-Kolpakovsky Sobolevo salmon fisheries

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2140	Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)	Traps - Stationary uncovered pound nets: Coastal trap net	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2141	Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2142	Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored)	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2143	Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)	Traps - Stationary uncovered pound nets: Coastal trap net	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2144	Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2145	Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Set gillnets (anchored)	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31480

No longer in the program

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Status (Units of Certification)	Certificate Code
UoC-2146	Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)	Gear not know or not specified: Coastal trap net	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	Withdrawn	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2147	Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	Withdrawn	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2148	Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	Withdrawn	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2149	Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	Withdrawn	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2150	Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)	Traps - Stow nets: Coastal trap net	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	Withdrawn	MSC-F-31480
UoC-2151	Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	Withdrawn	MSC-F-31480

View Details

Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp

Certified

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)

View Details

AAFA and WFOA South Pacific albacore tuna

Certified

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)

View Details

Western Asturias Octopus Traps Fishery of Artisanal Cofradias

Certified

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)

View Details

The Bahamas Spiny Lobster Fishery

Certified

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)

View Details

UK Fisheries Ltd/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-0587	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31338 (MEC-F-012)
UoC-0588	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31338 (MEC-F-012)
UoC-0585	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31339 (MEC-F-011)
UoC-3228	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31339 (MEC-F-011)
UoC-3229	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31338 (MEC-F-012) MSC-F-31339 (MEC-F-011)

View Details

Japanese pole and line skipjack and albacore tuna fishery

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1249	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)	MSC-F-31275 (F-ACO-0111)
UoC-1248	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)	MSC-F-31275 (F-ACO-0111)

View Details

Southern Africa Sustainable Tuna Association (SASTUNA) albacore pole-line fishery

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-3145	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	47 (Atlantic, Southeast)	MSC-F-31640

View Details

U.S. Northeastern Coast Longfin Inshore Squid and Northern Shortfin Squid Bottom Trawl Fishery

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2242	Longfin squid (Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5 in codend mesh size)	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31476
UoC-2243	Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5in codend mesh size)	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31476

View Details

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1247	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31302 (F-TUN-1105)
UoC-0568	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31302 (F-TUN-1105)
UoC-1349	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - nephrops trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31302 (F-TUN-1105)
UoC-0566	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31302 (F-TUN-1105)
UoC-0569	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31302 (F-TUN-1105)
UoC-0567	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31302 (F-TUN-1105)
UoC-0570	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31302 (F-TUN-1105)

Rybprom Balkhash Lake pikeperch and bersh fishery

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2948	Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	04 (Asia - Inland waters)	MSC-F-31634
UoC-2950	Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	04 (Asia - Inland waters)	MSC-F-31634
UoC-2951	Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes)	04 (Asia - Inland waters)	MSC-F-31634
UoC-2953	Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes)	04 (Asia - Inland waters)	MSC-F-31634

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”.

Search Results

328 results

US West Coast pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery

Cornish hake gill net

Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock

West Greenland offshore Greenland halibut

Chile Austral hake (Merluccius australis) industrial trawl and longline

Australia west coast deep sea crab

Abrolhos Island and Mid-West scallop trawl fishery

Iles-de-la-Madeleine lobster

Canada Atlantic halibut

Zarya-Kolpakovsky Sobolevo salmon fisheries

Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp

AAFA and WFOA South Pacific albacore tuna

Western Asturias Octopus Traps Fishery of Artisanal Cofradias

The Bahamas Spiny Lobster Fishery

UK Fisheries Ltd/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe

Japanese pole and line skipjack and albacore tuna fishery

Southern Africa Sustainable Tuna Association (SASTUNA) albacore pole-line fishery

U.S. Northeastern Coast Longfin Inshore Squid and Northern Shortfin Squid Bottom Trawl Fishery

ISF Iceland haddock

Rybprom Balkhash Lake pikeperch and bersh fishery

Export

Glossary

Search Results

Search Filters

328 results