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US North Pacific halibut and sablefish - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom-set longline hook and line 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514 UoC-0066 Certified Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom-set longline hook and line 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514 UoC-2406 Certified Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom-set longline hook and line 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514 UoC-2408 Certified Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Traps - Pots: Bottom-set longline pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31514 UoC-2407 -
West Greenland offshore Greenland halibut - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31311 (F-DNV-240697) UoC-2330 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31311 (F-DNV-240697) UoC-1374 -
Canada Atlantic halibut - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016) UoC-0583 Certified Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016) UoC-0670 Certified Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016) UoC-0581 Certified Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31379 (F-SAI-016) UoC-0582 -
ISF Greenland halibut - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets and entangling nets: Greenland halibut gillnet 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-3078 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Cod gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1503 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1504 Not certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1507 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1501 Withdrawn Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1506 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1502 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31336 (F-TUN-1109) UoC-1505 -
AQIP Gulf of St Lawrence Greenland halibut fixed gear fishery - Suspended
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Suspended Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31485 UoC-1474 Suspended Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31485 UoC-1473 Suspended Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31485 UoC-1472 Withdrawn Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1470 Withdrawn Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1469 Withdrawn Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1471 -
Norway Greenland halibut - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets: Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31590 UoC-2608 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Demersal longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31590 UoC-2607 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31590 UoC-2609 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31590 UoC-2606 -
Russia Barents Sea Greenland Halibut - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31468 UoC-2066 -
Doggerbank Seefischerei West Greenland Halibut - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-30032 UoC-1867 -
Canada Pacific halibut (British Columbia) - Certified with Unit(s) in Assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30019 UoC-0093 In Assessment Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-1437 -
Canada 0AB 2+3KLMNO Greenland halibut bottom trawl and gillnet - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31450 MSC-F-31454 MSC-F-31455 UoC-1813 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31450 MSC-F-31454 MSC-F-31455 UoC-1815 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31450 MSC-F-31454 MSC-F-31455 UoC-1817 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31450 MSC-F-31454 MSC-F-31455 UoC-1812 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31450 MSC-F-31454 MSC-F-31455 UoC-1814 Certified Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31450 MSC-F-31454 MSC-F-31455 UoC-1816 -
Western Bering Sea Pacific cod and Pacific halibut longline - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 UoC-1808 Withdrawn Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3208 Withdrawn Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3209 Certified Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 UoC-3126 Certified Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 UoC-1807 Certified Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 UoC-3127 -
North-West Fishing Consortium Norwegian & Barents Seas cod, haddock & saithe - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31223 (F-ACO-0071) UoC-1156 Withdrawn Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2326 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31223 (F-ACO-0071) UoC-1157 Certified Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31223 (F-ACO-0071) UoC-1519 -
BSAI and GOA flatfish - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Alaska plaice (Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2215 Certified Arrow-tooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2211 Certified Arrow-tooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2216 Certified Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2212 Certified Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2217 Certified Kamchatka flounder (Atheresthes evermanni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2210 Certified Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2213 Certified Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2218 Certified Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2219 Certified Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2220 Certified Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491 UoC-2214 -
Alaska flatfish - Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Alaska plaice (Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022) UoC-0239 Withdrawn Arrow-tooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022) UoC-0238 Withdrawn Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022) UoC-0237 Withdrawn Kamchatka flounder (Atheresthes evermanni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022) UoC-0930 Withdrawn Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022) UoC-0240 Withdrawn Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022) UoC-0236 -
Alaska flatfish - Gulf of Alaska - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Arrow-tooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027) UoC-0110 Withdrawn Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027) UoC-0109 Withdrawn Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027) UoC-0113 Withdrawn Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027) UoC-0111 Withdrawn Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31212 (MRAG-F-0027) UoC-0112 -
US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Arrow-tooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0537 Certified Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-1792 Certified Canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-1791 Certified Chilipepper rockfish (Sebastes goodei) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0543 Certified Darkblotched rockfish (Sebastes crameri) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-1793 Certified Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0533 Certified English sole (Pleuronectes vetulus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0535 Certified Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-1096 Certified Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-1095 Certified Longnose skate (Raja rhina) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0547 Certified Longspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus altivelis) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0549 Withdrawn Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-1795 Certified Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-1794 Certified Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordani) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0536 Certified Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0545 Certified Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0548 Certified Splitnose rockfish (Sebastes diploproa) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0544 Certified Widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-0542 Not certified Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-1094 Certified Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) Trawls - Otter trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31152 (MRAG-F-0073) UoC-1092
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”.