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Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp Crustáceos Sur S.A. demersal trawl fishery

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1281	Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31294 (BV-F-0550)
UoC-1282	Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31294 (BV-F-0550)
UoC-2894	Chilean nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31294 (BV-F-0550)

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Norway North East Arctic saithe

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MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-0035	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)
UoC-0034	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)
UoC-0033	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)
UoC-0036	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)
UoC-0037	Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens)	Hooks And Lines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31375 (F-DNV-60006)

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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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Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands toothfish & icefish

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MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-0558	Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)	Hooks And Lines - Set longlines	58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic)	MSC-F-31425
UoC-2578	Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)	Traps: Demersal fish traps	58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic)	MSC-F-31425
UoC-1726	Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic)	MSC-F-31425
UoC-1956	Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic)	MSC-F-31425
UoC-0557	Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic)	MSC-F-31425

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Netherlands blue shell mussel (translocation, bottom & cultured) fishery

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2339	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31496
UoC-2340	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Harvesting Machines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31496
UoC-2341	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31496
UoC-2343	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Harvesting Machines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31496
UoC-2748	Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: Suspended ropes	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31496

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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)

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1680	Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1683	Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1682	Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1684	Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)	Traps - Stow nets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1676	Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1686	Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1677	Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1687	Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)	Traps - Stow nets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1685	Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1679	Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1678	Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)	Traps - Stow nets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)
UoC-1681	Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)	Traps - Stow nets	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31370 (MRAG-F-0076)

Annette Islands Reserve salmon

Certified

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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Southern king crab, Central Patagonian stock, traps with escape rings fishery in Argentine Sea

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MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-0405	Southern king crab (Lithodes santolla)	Traps: Traps with escape rings	41 (Atlantic, Southwest)	MSC-F-31535

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Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) East Kamchatka and North Kuril Islands Walleye pollock

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MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2535	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Vessel type – large tonnage vessels equipped with special trawl system aboard.	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31569

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U.S Atlantic menhaden purse seine

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1636	Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - two boats operated purse seines: Purse seine	21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)	MSC-F-31435

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Yalu Estuary manila clam fishery

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2313	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Hand dredges: Propeller and water jet dredge, with secondary harvest of broodstock and juvenile clams by towed net and/or hand working	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31524

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Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) East Sakhalin Walleye pollock

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MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2529	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater pelagic trawl, 13 large trawl vessels with freezers	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31559

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U.S. Gulf of Mexico menhaden purse seine

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1635	Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - two boats operated purse seines: Purse seine	31 (Atlantic, Western Central)	MSC-F-31442

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North East England lobster pot

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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

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Klondyke Pelagic Sustainability Group North Sea Herring

Certified

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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Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) Western Bering Sea Walleye pollock

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-2526	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls: Midwater pelagic trawl, 13 large trawl vessels with freezers	61 (Pacific, Northwest)	MSC-F-31551

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Chilean Jack mackerel industrial purse seine fishery

Certified

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code
UoC-1747	Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-30030

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Papua New Guinea Torres Strait tropical rock lobster fishery

Certified

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

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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Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp Crustáceos Sur S.A. demersal trawl fishery

Norway North East Arctic saithe

Maritime Canada inshore lobster trap fishery

Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands toothfish & icefish

Netherlands blue shell mussel (translocation, bottom & cultured) fishery

ISF Iceland haddock

Kamchatka River salmon

Annette Islands Reserve salmon

Southern king crab, Central Patagonian stock, traps with escape rings fishery in Argentine Sea

Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) East Kamchatka and North Kuril Islands Walleye pollock

U.S Atlantic menhaden purse seine

Yalu Estuary manila clam fishery

Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) East Sakhalin Walleye pollock

U.S. Gulf of Mexico menhaden purse seine

North East England lobster pot

Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock

Klondyke Pelagic Sustainability Group North Sea Herring

Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) Western Bering Sea Walleye pollock

Chilean Jack mackerel industrial purse seine fishery

Papua New Guinea Torres Strait tropical rock lobster fishery

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