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    Chilean mussel fishery and suspended culture Toralla S.A and Cultivos Toralla S.A

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0706 Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis) Harvesting Machines: Seed mussels harvests by suspended substrates 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31500
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    Vilsund Blue a/s Limfjord mussel & cockle dredge

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0099 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1042 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    DFPO Inner Danish Waters blue shell mussel

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1475 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31307 (MRAG-F-0065)
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    DFPO mussel, cockle and oyster

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      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2370 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges: mussel dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31528
      UoC-2371 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Boat dredges: mussel dredge modified to catch cockles 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31528
      UoC-2372 European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges: oyster dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31528
      UoC-2373 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges: mussel dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31528
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    Ireland Bottom Grown mussel

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3118 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
      UoC-3119 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Dredges - Boat dredges: Modified Dutch bottom dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-2486 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Dredges - Boat dredges: Seed mussel collection by suspended ropes and nets. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31389 (F-SAI-007)
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    DFPO Limfjord mussel and cockle fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1198 Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31219 (MRAG-F_0050)
      UoC-1197 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31219 (MRAG-F_0050)
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    Shetland & Scottish Mainland Rope Grown mussel Enhanced Fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0599 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31314 (F - ACO - 090)
      UoC-0600 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31314 (F - ACO - 090)
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    Exmouth mussels

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0705 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0704 Mytilus mussels nei (Mytilus spp) Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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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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