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Eastern Canada offshore lobster - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn American lobster (Homarus americanus) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31194 (F-ACO-0031) UoC-0101 -
Küstenfischer Nord eG Heiligenhafen Germany Eastern Baltic cod - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-FCI-0018 UoC-0453 Withdrawn Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-FCI-0018 UoC-0454 -
JC Mackintosh Greenstick, handline and fishing rod bluefin tuna fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized): Greenstick 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) MSC-F-31567 UoC-2533 Certified Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Hooks And Lines: trolling, live bait hand line, and hand line with stone (deeper waters) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) MSC-F-31567 UoC-2534 -
US Atlantic sea scallop - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31409 (F-SCS-0112) UoC-0410 -
Omega Protein Corporation U.S. Atlantic menhaden purse seine - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified 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 UoC-1636 -
West Greenland coldwater prawn - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31391 (F-ACO-0027) UoC-0202 -
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 -
North Peru eel (Ophichthus remiger) trap fishery - In-transition to MSC
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number In-transition to MSC Punctuated snake-eel (Ophichthus remiger) Traps: Eel Trap 87 (Pacific, Southeast) UoC-2857 -
North East England lobster pot - Not certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Not certified European lobster (Homarus gammarus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0140 -
Germany North Sea Brown shrimp - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Common shrimp (Crangon crangon) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0401 -
SPPO North Sea herring - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-FCI-0024 UoC-0531 -
Pacific hake mid-water trawl - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified North Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31170 (MRAG-F-0012) MSC-F-31171 (MRAG-F-0011) UoC-0158 Certified North Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31171 (MRAG-F-0011) UoC-0157 -
SPSG Ltd North Sea herring - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0721 -
CVO Dutch North Sea brown shrimp - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Common shrimp (Crangon crangon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0142 -
US Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545 UoC-1288 Certified Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545 UoC-1289 -
Samherji Icelandic cod & haddock trawl & longline - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0730 Withdrawn Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0729 Withdrawn Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0732 Withdrawn Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0731 -
Compagnie des Pêches de St Malo and Euronor Northeast Arctic cod and haddock fishery - 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-31334 (MEC-F-008) UoC-0550 Certified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31333 (MEC-F-009) UoC-0554 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31333 (MEC-F-009) UoC-0555 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31334 (MEC-F-008) UoC-0551 -
FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31584 UoC-0709 Certified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31584 UoC-0708 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31584 UoC-0711 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31584 UoC-0710 -
Atlantic Scup Trawl Fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) Trawls - Otter trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31543 UoC-2537 -
Pingtairong Pacific tuna deep set longline fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Deep set longlines fishing vessels between 297and 657 metric tons using longline gear with approximately 3,500 hooks per set and 22-26 hooks between floats 71 (Pacific, Western Central) UoC-2888 Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Deep set longlines fishing vessels between 297and 657 metric tons using longline gear with approximately 3,500 hooks per set and 22-26 hooks between floats 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-3151 Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Deep set longlines fishing vessels between 297and 657 metric tons using longline gear with approximately 3,500 hooks per set and 22-26 hooks between floats 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-3153 Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Deep set longlines fishing vessels between 297and 657 metric tons using longline gear with approximately 3,500 hooks per set and 22-26 hooks between floats. 71 (Pacific, Western Central) UoC-2889 Certified Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Deep set longlines fishing vessels between 297and 657 metric tons using longline gear with approximately 3,500 hooks per set and 22-26 hooks between floats. 71 (Pacific, Western Central) UoC-2890 Certified Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Deep set longlines fishing vessels between 297and 657 metric tons using longline gear with approximately 3,500 hooks per set and 22-26 hooks between floats. 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-2893 Certified Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Deep set longlines fishing vessels between 297and 657 metric tons using longline gear with approximately 3,500 hooks per set and 22-26 hooks between floats. 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-3081 Certified Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Deep set longlines fishing vessels between 297and 657 metric tons using longline gear with approximately 3,500 hooks per set and 22-26 hooks between floats. 71 (Pacific, Western Central) UoC-2892 Certified Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Deep set longlines fishing vessels between 297and 657 metric tons using longline gear with approximately 3,500 hooks per set and 22-26 hooks between floats. 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-2891
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”.