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    TTKV WCPO skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2675 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine, all set types 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31601
      UoC-2676 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine, all set types 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31601
      UoC-2677 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine, all set types 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31601
      UoC-2678 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine, all set types 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31601
      UoC-2679 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine, all set types 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31601
      UoC-2680 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine, all set types 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31601
      UoC-2681 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine, all set types 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31601
      UoC-2682 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse Seine, all set types 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31601
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    Consolidated Pacific Ocean albacore, bigeye, and yellowfin tuna fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2909 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31626
      UoC-2910 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31626
      UoC-2911 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31626
      UoC-2912 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31626
      UoC-2913 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31626
      UoC-2914 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31626
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    Alaska flatfish - Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0239 Alaska plaice (Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022)
      UoC-0236 Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022)
      UoC-0240 Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022)
      UoC-0237 Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022)
      UoC-0238 Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022)
      UoC-0930 Kamchatka flounder (Atheresthes evermanni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31213 (MRAG-F-0022)
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    Vietnam skipjack tuna purse seine

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-3669 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): purse seine 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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    Dalian Haiyangdao Sea Yesso Scallop fishery

    • 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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    Sea of Okhotsk crab trap

    • Suspended
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2482 Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31539
      UoC-2483 Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31539
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-2484 Golden king crab (Lithodes aequispina) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    Japanese pole and line skipjack and albacore tuna fishery

    • 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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    BSAI and GOA flatfish

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2210 Kamchatka flounder (Atheresthes evermanni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2211 Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2212 Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2213 Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2214 Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2215 Alaska plaice (Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2216 Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2217 Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2218 Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2219 Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
      UoC-2220 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) MSC-F-31491
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    Ishihara Marine Products albacore and skipjack pole and line fishery

    • 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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    Tri Marine Pacific Ocean longline tuna fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2579 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31637
      UoC-2580 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31637
      UoC-2581 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31637
      UoC-2582 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31637
      UoC-2583 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31637
      UoC-2584 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) MSC-F-31637
      UoC-2643 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31637
      UoC-2644 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31637
      UoC-2645 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31637
      UoC-3313 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) MSC-F-31637
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    Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0430 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31365 (F-ACO-0068)
      UoC-0432 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Dredges - Boat dredges 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31365 (F-ACO-0068)
      UoC-0431 Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) Harvesting Machines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31365 (F-ACO-0068)
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    Crab Catchers Association Sea of Okhotsk crab fishery

    • Suspended
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2574 Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps: Traps using dedicated vessels 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31610
      UoC-2575 Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus) Traps: Traps using dedicated vessels 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31610
      UoC-2576 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps: Traps using dedicated vessels 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31610
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    Russia Bering Sea pollock

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0163 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    Russia Navarinsky pollock

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0766 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    Tosakatsuo Suisan skipjack tuna

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0195 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    Vityaz-Avto Danish seine walleye pollock fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-2381 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines: Danish seine 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    Ikeshita-Kanematsu Japanese sardine purse seine

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-3214 Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 61 (Pacific, Northwest) Withdrawn
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    Western Bering Sea Pollock

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2410 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31513
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    Zhejiang East China Sea Japanese anchovy

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3622 Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - two boats operated purse seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
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    East Kamchatka Alaska (Walleye) pollock mid-water trawl

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2445 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31521
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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”.

 

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