214 results
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View Details Japanese pole and line skipjack and albacore tuna fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1249 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31275 (F-ACO-0111) UoC-1248 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31275 (F-ACO-0111)
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Certified
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View Details Zhangzidao scallop
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0680 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn UoC-0679 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Miscellaneous Gear 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn UoC-0678 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Miscellaneous Gear 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn UoC-0681 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Dredges - Hand dredges 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Northern Territory sea cucumber
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In Assessment
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3830 Sandfish (Holothuria scabra) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
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In Assessment
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View Details TAFCO FSM skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2960 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31619 UoC-2961 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31619
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Certified
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View Details Dongwon Pacific Ocean Tuna purse seine and longline fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1766 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1767 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1769 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1770 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1771 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-1772 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-2902 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-2903 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-2904 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines: All purse seine set types 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-3383 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-3384 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-3385 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31441 UoC-3386 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31441
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Certified
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View Details Ishihara Marine Products albacore and skipjack pole and line fishery
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-1742 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-30013 UoC-1743 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-30013 UoC-1864 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-30013 UoC-1865 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-30013 UoC-1744 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn MSC-F-30013 UoC-1745 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-30013
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No longer in the program
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View Details Fiji Albacore, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna longline
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0628 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31349 (F-ACO-0030) UoC-2325 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31349 (F-ACO-0030) UoC-1520 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Surface Longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31349 (F-ACO-0030)
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Certified
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View Details Mexican Pacific artisanal shrimp fishery
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3657 Blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris) Falling Gear - Cast nets 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3658 Blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls: Manual bottom trawl net 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3659 Yellowleg shrimp (Penaeus californiensis) Falling Gear - Cast nets 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3660 Yellowleg shrimp (Penaeus californiensis) Trawls - Bottom trawls - shrimp trawls: Manual bottom trawl net 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Improvement Program
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View Details Solomon Islands longline albacore, bigeye, and yellowfin tuna fishery
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-1998 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-31452 UoC-1999 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-31452 UoC-2636 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn MSC-F-31452
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No longer in the program
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View Details British Columbia salmon
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1308 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1314 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1326 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2842 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Weirs 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1328 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1313 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2843 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Fish wheels 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1322 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1329 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2844 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Lift Nets: dipnet 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1316 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1337 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1317 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1335 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1330 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1327 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2244 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2245 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2246 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2247 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Lift Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2248 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Lift Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2249 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Weirs 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2250 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Weirs 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2251 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Fish wheels 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2252 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2253 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Fish wheels 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2255 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2256 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2257 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2258 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Lift Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2259 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Lift Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2260 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Lift Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2261 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Weirs 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2262 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Weirs 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2263 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Weirs 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2264 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2265 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Fish wheels 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2266 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Fish wheels 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2267 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Fish wheels 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2268 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2269 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets - Beach seines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2270 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Lift Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2271 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Lift Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2272 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Weirs 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2273 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Weirs 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2274 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2275 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Fish wheels 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-2276 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps - Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.: Fish wheels 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1311 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1312 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1331 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1325 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1318 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1309 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Seine Nets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1336 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1321 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Indonesia Kotabaru Prawn
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2596 Banana prawn (Penaeus merguiensis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-2597 Yellow shrimp (Metapenaeus brevicornis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Improvement Program
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View Details Dalian Haiyangdao Sea Yesso scallop
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In Assessment
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3945 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Dredges - Boat dredges 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-3946 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Dredges - Boat dredges 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
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In Assessment
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View Details Indonesia Central Java Prawn
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2598 Banana prawn (Penaeus merguiensis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-2610 Banana prawn (Penaeus merguiensis) Traps - Pots 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Improvement Program
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View Details Canada sablefish
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0094 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn SCS-F-0084 UoC-0095 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn SCS-F-0084
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No longer in the program
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View Details Alaska pollock - Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0069 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31220 (MRAG-F-0032)
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No longer in the program
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View Details New Zealand arrow squid Trawl
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1116 Wellington flying squid (Nototodarus sloanii) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1113 Gould's flying squid (Nototodarus gouldi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details British Columbia spiny dogfish
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0244 Spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) Hooks And Lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn F-SCS-0087 UoC-0742 Spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) Hooks And Lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn F-SCS-0086
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No longer in the program
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View Details Indonesia Southeast Maluku Evu mud crab trap
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-2475 Indo-Pacific swamp crab (Scylla serrata) Traps - Pots: Pots (bubu) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn UoC-2476 Orange mud crab (Scylla olivacea) Traps - Pots: Pots (bubu) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Sajo WCPO and EPO bigeye, yellowfin, and albacore tuna longline
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2989 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31639 UoC-2990 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31639 UoC-2991 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31639 UoC-2992 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31639 UoC-2993 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31639 UoC-2994 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31639
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Certified
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View Details New Zealand Oreo
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1115 Smooth oreo dory (Pseudocyttus maculatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn UoC-1114 Black oreo (Allocyttus niger) Trawls - Bottom trawls 81 (Pacific, Southwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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”.