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KZB-herring JSC Western Bering Sea and East Kamchatka Pacific cod - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom (demersal) longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31541 UoC-2488 -
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 -
Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea Atka mackerel, Pacific Ocean perch, and northern rockfish and Gulf of Alaska Pacific Ocean perch, northern rockfish, and dusky rockfish - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31461 UoC-2081 Certified Dusky rockfish (Sebastes variabilis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31461 UoC-2086 Certified Northern rockfish (Sebastes polyspinis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31461 UoC-2083 Certified Northern rockfish (Sebastes polyspinis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31461 UoC-2084 Certified Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31461 UoC-2082 Certified Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31461 UoC-2085 -
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Certified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31223 (F-ACO-0071) UoC-1156 Withdrawn Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2326 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls -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 -
Mexico Gulf of California hake bottom & midwater trawl fishery - In-transition to MSC
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number In-transition to MSC North Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water and bottom trawls 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-3144 -
Small Pelagics Fishery in Sonora, Gulf of California - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Californian anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596 UoC-2855 Certified Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596 UoC-2856 Certified Pacific anchoveta (Cetengraulis mysticetus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596 UoC-2854 Certified Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596 UoC-1513 Certified Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596 UoC-0118 -
Dutch Oyster Association oyster - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056) UoC-0690 Certified European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056) UoC-0763 Certified Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056) UoC-0764 Certified Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 4 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056) UoC-2785 Certified Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056) UoC-0691 Certified Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging. 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056) UoC-2442 Certified Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056) UoC-2443 Certified Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31392 (F-CUP-056) UoC-2444 -
Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) temperate stock fishery - In-transition to MSC
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number In-transition to MSC Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-3135 -
Mexican Pacific red rock lobster fishery - In-transition to MSC
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number In-transition to MSC Red rock lobster (Panulirus interruptus) Traps - Pots: Wire traps 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-2307 -
European South Pacific mid water trawl jack mackerel fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) Trawls - Midwater trawls - otter trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31466 UoC-1954 -
Mexican Pacific red sea urchin fishery - In-transition to MSC
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number In-transition to MSC Red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) Miscellaneous Gear: Divers on hookah using hooks on board small vessels 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-2308 -
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 -
AAFA and WFOA North Pacific albacore tuna - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31371 (MRAG-F-0052) UoC-0078 -
AAFA and WFOA South Pacific albacore tuna - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31407 (MRAG-F-0051) UoC-0080 -
US North Pacific sablefish - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-0063 Withdrawn Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Miscellaneous Gear: Longlines- pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-1800 -
Canada Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF) British Columbia Albacore Tuna North Pacific - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31189 (F-SAI-002) UoC-0096 -
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 -
Mexican Pacific Shrimp Fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-2309 Withdrawn Whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-2310 Withdrawn Yellowleg shrimp (Penaeus californiensis) Trawls - Midwater trawls - shrimp trawls 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-2311 -
Eastern Pacific Ecuador Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery (FSC and FAD set fishery) - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31576 UoC-2448 Certified Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 67 (Pacific, Northeast), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31576 UoC-2447 -
American Western Fish Boats Owners Association (WFOA) Albacore tuna North Pacific - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) GTC-F-001 UoC-0083 Withdrawn Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) GTC-F-001 UoC-0084
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”.