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    Cantabrian Sea purse seine anchovy fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1119 European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31181 (F-BV-00466)
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    Russia Barents Sea Greenland Halibut

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2066 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31468
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    Russia Barents Sea Red King Crab

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1508 Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps - Pots: traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31356 (F-ACO-0121)
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    Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group (NIPSG) Irish Sea herring

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-0973 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31153 (F-ACO-0081)
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    DFA Dutch North Sea ensis

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0651 Atlantic razor clam (Ensis leei) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31351 (F-ACO-0092)
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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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    Dutch North Sea spisula

    • In Assessment
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
      UoC-3170 Subtruncate surf clam (Spisula subtruncata) Dredges - Boat dredges: Adapted shellfish dredge 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
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    FIUN Russian Barents Sea shrimp

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2439 Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31520
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    Russia Barents Sea Opilio Trap

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2069 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31467
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    Norebo Sea of Okhotsk Mid-Water Trawl Pollock Fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2601 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31611
      UoC-2602 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31611
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    SPPO Baltic herring and sprats

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0181 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0182 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0180 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    JC Mackintosh Greenstick, handline and fishing rod bluefin tuna fishery

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2533 Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized): Greenstick 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) MSC-F-31567
      UoC-2534 Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Hooks And Lines: trolling, live bait hand line, and hand line with stone (deeper waters) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) MSC-F-31567
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    Western Australia Gascoyne Line fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1419 Trumpet emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1423 Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1421 Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1424 Orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1415 Goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1428 Eightbar grouper (Hyporthodus octofasciatus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1429 Ruby snapper (Etelis sp) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1427 Deepsea jewfish (Glaucosoma buergeri) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1416 Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1422 Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1420 White-blotched grouper (Epinephelus multinotatus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1426 Silver seabream (Pagrus auratus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1425 Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1417 Crimson jobfish (Pristipomoides filamentosus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1418 Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
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    Russian Federation Barents Sea cod, haddock and saithe

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-0933 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1724 Saithe(=Pollock) (Pollachius virens) Trawls - Bottom trawls: Bottom trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-0932 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    DFPO Kattegat and Baltic plaice

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1206 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1202 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1204 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1207 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1205 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
      UoC-1203 European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn
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    Western Australia Peel Harvey Estuarine blue swimmer crab and sea mullet

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1191 Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) Seine Nets 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31420
      UoC-1161 Blue swimming crab (Portunus armatus) Traps - Pots 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31420
    • Suspended
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-1163 Blue swimming crab (Portunus armatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31420
      UoC-1162 Blue swimming crab (Portunus armatus) Falling Gear 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31420
    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1164 Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn MSC-F-31420
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    Southern king crab, Central Patagonian stock, traps with escape rings fishery in Argentine Sea

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0405 Southern king crab (Lithodes santolla) Traps: Traps with escape rings 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) MSC-F-31535
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    South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline

    • Certified
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-0075 Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic) MSC-F-31398 (F-LRF-0020)
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    LFPO pelagic trawl sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1370 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls - otter trawls: Pelagic trawl 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31308 (F-BV-0580)
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    Bay of Biscay purse seine sardine fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification) Certificate Code
      UoC-1133 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn MSC-F-31293 (F-BV-00470)
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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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