206 results
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View Details Hastings fleet pelagic herring
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0076 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1485 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands toothfish & icefish
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0558 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425 UoC-2578 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Traps: Demersal fish traps 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425 UoC-1726 Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) Trawls - Midwater trawls 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425 UoC-1956 Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) Trawls - Bottom trawls 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425 UoC-0557 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31425
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Certified
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View Details Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group(NIPSG) North Sea herring
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1160 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31280 (F-ACO-0113) -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-1159 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-1158 Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31280 (F-ACO-0113)
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Certified
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View Details Western Bering Sea Pacific cod and Pacific halibut longline
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1807 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 UoC-1808 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 UoC-3126 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 UoC-3127 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline. 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31439 -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-3208 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn UoC-3209 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom longline 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn
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Certified
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View Details Alaska Pacific cod - 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-0243 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31193 (MRAG-F-0070) UoC-0241 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31193 (MRAG-F-0070) UoC-0242 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31193 (MRAG-F-0070) UoC-0068 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31193 (MRAG-F-0070)
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No longer in the program
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View Details BSAI and GOA Pacific cod
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2202 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2203 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2204 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2205 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2206 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2207 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2208 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2209 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2221 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2222 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2223 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2224 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2769 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2770 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2771 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2772 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2773 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2774 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2775 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2776 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2777 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2778 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2779 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493 UoC-2780 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31493
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Certified
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View Details Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) temperate stock fishery
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3135 Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Improvement Program
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View Details Maruto Suisan rope grown Pacific oyster, Okayama fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2015 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31453
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Certified
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View Details Alaska Pacific cod - Gulf of Alaska
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0116 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31192 (MRAG-F-0071) UoC-0115 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31192 (MRAG-F-0071) UoC-0114 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31192 (MRAG-F-0071) UoC-0117 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31192 (MRAG-F-0071)
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No longer in the program
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View Details Pacific hake mid-water trawl
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0158 North Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31170 (MRAG-F-0012) UoC-0157 North Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31171 (MRAG-F-0011)
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Certified
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View Details Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi) Industrial Trawl Fishery
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In Assessment
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3252 South Pacific hake (Merluccius gayi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
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In Assessment
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View Details Chile hake trawl
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0445 South Pacific hake (Merluccius gayi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Gulf of California, Mexico - thread herring
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-0698 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Alaska (Pacific) cod - freezer longline
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code UoC-0350 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn SCS-MFCP-F-0015
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No longer in the program
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View Details KZB-herring JSC Western Bering Sea and East Kamchatka Pacific cod
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2488 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom (demersal) longline 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31541
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Certified
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View Details South Australia sardine fishery
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-1809 Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Hiroshima Hanging Pacific Oyster Enhanced Fishery
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No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-2492 Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Miscellaneous Gear: Spat collection - Hanging culture Oyster Strengthening – hanging culture Outgrowth – Raft suspension / hanging culture 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
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No longer in the program
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View Details Mexico Gulf of California hake bottom & midwater trawl fishery
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3144 North Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water and bottom trawls 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Improvement Program
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View Details Eastern Pacific Ecuador Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery (FSC and FAD set fishery)
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2447 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-2448 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
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Certified
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View Details Canada (British Columbia) Pacific hook and line halibut fishery and sablefish caught by licensed commercial halibut vessels
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1437 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30019 UoC-0093 Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-30019
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Certified
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”.