266 results
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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Certificate Code UoC-0116 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31192 (MRAG-F-0071) UoC-0115 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Traps - Pots 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31192 (MRAG-F-0071) UoC-0114 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31192 (MRAG-F-0071) UoC-0117 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31192 (MRAG-F-0071)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 Osh-koo-na-ning walleye and northern pike commercial gillnet fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0935 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31151 (MRAG-F-0079) UoC-0934 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) MSC-F-31151 (MRAG-F-0079) -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-2020 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2021 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2022 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2023 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2024 American yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2025 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2026 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2027 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2028 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2029 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2030 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2031 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2032 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2033 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2034 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2035 Lake cisco (Coregonus artedi) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2036 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2037 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2038 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2039 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2040 Northern pike (Esox lucius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2041 Lake(=Common) whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn UoC-2042 Walleye (Sander vitreus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 02 (America, North - Inland waters) Withdrawn
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Certified
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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 Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi) industrial trawl fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3252 South Pacific hake (Merluccius gayi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31680
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Certified
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View Details Tuna Development Indian Ocean Tropical Tuna fishery
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3670 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3671 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3672 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Improvement Program
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View Details Pemba Tuna Indian Ocean Tropical Tuna fishery
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3673 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3674 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3675 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Improvement Program
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View Details US Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1288 Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545 UoC-1289 Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Dredges - Boat dredges 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31545
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Certified
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View Details Indonesia Indian Ocean tuna and large pelagics longline
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3215 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Drifting longlines 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3216 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Drifting longlines 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3217 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Drifting longlines 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3218 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Drifting longlines 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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Improvement Program
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View Details Consolidated Indian Ocean longline albacore tuna fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3171 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31657 UoC-3172 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31657 -
In Assessment
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3943 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-3944 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
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Certified
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View Details Pêche Avenir South Indian Ocean Rock Lobster fishery
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In Assessment
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3644 St.Paul rock lobster (Jasus paulensis) Traps - Pots: Lobster Pots (parlour pots) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western)
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In Assessment
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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 Small Pelagics Fishery in Sonora, Gulf of California
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-0118 Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596 UoC-1513 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596 UoC-2854 Pacific anchoveta (Cetengraulis mysticetus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596 UoC-2855 Californian anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596 UoC-2856 Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31596
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Certified
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View Details CFTO and SAPMER Indian Ocean Purse Seine Skipjack fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2291 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine (free-school and FAD sets combined) 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31505 UoC-3079 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): free-school and FAD sets combined 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31505 -
In Assessment
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3655 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): free-school and FAD sets combined under a single Unit of Assessment 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-3656 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): free-school and FAD sets combined under a single Unit of Assessment 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-3080 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): free-school and FAD sets combined 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
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Certified
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View Details Dongwon Indian Ocean Tuna purse seine fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3054 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31674 UoC-3379 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Purse seine 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31674 -
No longer in the program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) UoC-3055 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): purse seine 51 (Indian Ocean, Western) Withdrawn
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Certified
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View Details Reunion Island swordfish longline fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-2493 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 51 (Indian Ocean, Western) MSC-F-31561 -
In Assessment
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3784 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 51 (Indian Ocean, Western) UoC-3785 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 51 (Indian Ocean, Western)
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Certified
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View Details European South Pacific mid water trawl jack mackerel fishery
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Certified
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-1954 Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) Trawls - Midwater trawls - otter trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31466 -
In Assessment
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area UoC-3636 Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Trawls - Midwater trawls - otter trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
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Certified
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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
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”.