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Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Alaska (Pacific) cod - freezer longline - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 67 (Pacific, Northeast) SCS-MFCP-F-0015 UoC-0350 -
Antey Sever Barents Sea Crab - Suspended
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Suspended Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31518 UoC-2440 Suspended Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31518 UoC-2441 -
Oceanprom Barents Sea cod and haddock - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Longline 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30035 UoC-1740 Certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Longline 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-30035 UoC-1741 -
DPPO and DFPO North Sea herring - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0010 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0011 -
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 -
Western Australia Kimberley demersal scalefish trap fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1360 Withdrawn Banded grouper (Epinephelus amblycephalus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1402 Withdrawn Blue spotted emperor (Lethrinus punctulatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1396 Withdrawn Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1403 Withdrawn Crimson jobfish (Pristipomoides filamentosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1412 Withdrawn Crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1361 Withdrawn Duskytail grouper (Epinephelus bleekeri) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1398 Withdrawn Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1356 Withdrawn Goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1358 Withdrawn Longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1400 Withdrawn Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1359 Withdrawn Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russelli) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1410 Withdrawn Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1414 Withdrawn Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1397 Withdrawn Spotted coralgrouper (Plectropomus maculatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1401 Withdrawn White-blotched grouper (Epinephelus multinotatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1357 Withdrawn Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1399 -
Osprey Trawlers North Sea twin-rigged plaice - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: <100mm cod end mesh 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31231 (F-ACO-0067) UoC-0264 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: >100mm and <120mm cod end mesh 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31231 (F-ACO-0067) UoC-1624 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls: UoC3: >120mm cod end mesh 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31231 (F-ACO-0067) UoC-1625 -
Western Australia Gascoyne Line fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Crimson jobfish (Pristipomoides filamentosus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1417 Withdrawn Deepsea jewfish (Glaucosoma buergeri) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1427 Withdrawn Eightbar grouper (Epinephelus octofasciatus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1428 Withdrawn Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1418 Withdrawn Goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1415 Withdrawn Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1423 Withdrawn Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1421 Withdrawn Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1425 Withdrawn Orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1424 Withdrawn Ruby snapper (Etelis sp) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1429 Withdrawn Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1416 Withdrawn Silver seabream (Pagrus auratus / chrysophrys auratus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1426 Withdrawn Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1422 Withdrawn Trumpet emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1419 Withdrawn White-blotched grouper (Epinephelus multinotatus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1420 -
Sea of Okhotsk crab trap - Suspended
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Suspended Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31539 UoC-2483 Withdrawn Golden king crab (Lithodes aequispina) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-2484 Suspended Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31539 UoC-2482 -
Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31395 (F-LRF-0126) UoC-2465 Certified Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31395 (F-LRF-0126) UoC-0161 -
Russian Federation Barents Sea cod, haddock and saithe - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0932 Withdrawn Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0933 Withdrawn Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1724 -
DFPO Denmark North Sea plaice - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0254 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0253 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0255 -
Western Australia sea cucumber - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Deep-water redfish (Actinopyga echinites) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31448 UoC-1926 Certified Sand fish (Holothuria scabra) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31448 UoC-1924 Suspended Sand fish (Holothuria scabra) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving or wading 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31448 UoC-1925 -
SARPC Toothfish - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31412 (F-CUP-018) UoC-1468 Certified Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 58 (Indian Ocean, Antarctic) MSC-F-31412 (F-CUP-018) UoC-0260 -
Norebo Sea of Okhotsk Mid-Water Trawl Pollock Fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31611 UoC-2601 Certified Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31611 UoC-2602 -
Western Australia Pilbara Demersal Scalefish trap fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1368 Withdrawn Blue spotted emperor (Lethrinus punctulatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1369 Withdrawn Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1365 Withdrawn Crimson jobfish (Pristipomoides filamentosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1406 Withdrawn Crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1366 Withdrawn Drab emperor (Lethrinus ravus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1409 Withdrawn Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1362 Withdrawn Goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1364 Withdrawn Longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1407 Withdrawn Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1367 Withdrawn Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russelli) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1411 Withdrawn Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1413 Withdrawn Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1404 Withdrawn Spotted coralgrouper (Plectropomus maculatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1408 Withdrawn White-blotched grouper (Epinephelus multinotatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1363 Withdrawn Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-1405 -
CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring trawl - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-SAI-026 F-SAI-026 UoC-0941 Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-SAI-026 F-SAI-026 UoC-0942 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-SAI-026 F-SAI-026 UoC-0610 -
Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) North Sea nephrops - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0190 Withdrawn Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0194 Withdrawn Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0193 Withdrawn Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0192 Withdrawn Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0191 -
DFPO Denmark North Sea & Skagerrak haddock - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Combined gillnets-trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0593 Withdrawn Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0592 Withdrawn Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0591 Withdrawn Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0714 Not certified Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0590 -
Russian Crab GC Sea of Okhotsk crab trap - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus) Traps: Bottom conical crabs traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31572 UoC-2548 Certified Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps: Bottom conical crabs traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31572 UoC-2549
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”.