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South Australia Lakes and Coorong pipi - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Australia cockle (Donax deltoides) Miscellaneous Gear: Rake 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31424 UoC-1372 -
Thames cockle dredge - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges: Hydraulic cockle dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31451 UoC-1765 -
Dee Estuary and Burry Inlet cockles - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand-gathering (rake and sieve) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31320 (MEC-F-033) UoC-2703 Certified Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand-raked 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31320 (MEC-F-033) UoC-0682 -
OHV Dutch Waddenzee and Oosterschelde Hand Raked cockle - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand raked 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31337 (F-ACO-0091) UoC-0712 Certified Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand raked 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31337 (F-ACO-0091) UoC-0677 -
Burry Inlet cockles - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31363 (MEC-F-046 ) UoC-0058 -
DFPO Limfjord mussel and cockle fishery - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31219 (MRAG-F_0050) UoC-1197 Withdrawn Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31219 (MRAG-F_0050) UoC-1198 -
Vilsund Blue a/s Limfjord mussel & cockle dredge - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0099 Withdrawn Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1042 -
The Poole Harbour Clam & Cockle Fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31358 (MEC-F-053) UoC-1533 Certified Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31358 (MEC-F-053) UoC-1532 -
DFPO mussel, cockle and oyster - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges: mussel dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31528 UoC-2370 Certified Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges: mussel dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31528 UoC-2373 Certified Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Boat dredges: mussel dredge modified to catch cockles 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31528 UoC-2371 Certified European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges: oyster dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31528 UoC-2372 -
Clams and Cockle fishery from Ria de Arousa - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES) UoC-0692 Withdrawn Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES) UoC-0777 Withdrawn Corrugated venus (Venerupis corrugata) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES) UoC-0784 Withdrawn Corrugated venus (Venerupis corrugata) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES) UoC-0785 Withdrawn Grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES) UoC-0779 Withdrawn Grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES) UoC-0780 Withdrawn Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Dredges - Hand dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES) UoC-0781 Withdrawn Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES) UoC-0782 -
Lakes and Coorong, South Australia - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Australia cockle (Donax deltoides) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) F-SCS-0075 UoC-0355 Withdrawn Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) F-SCS-0075 UoC-0358 Withdrawn Mulloway (Argyrosomus hololepidotus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) F-SCS-0075 UoC-0356 Withdrawn Yellow-eye mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) F-SCS-0075 UoC-0357
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”.