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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      UoC-1419 Trumpet emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1423 Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1421 Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1424 Orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1415 Goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1428 Eightbar grouper (Hyporthodus octofasciatus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1429 Ruby snapper (Etelis sp) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1427 Deepsea jewfish (Glaucosoma buergeri) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1416 Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1422 Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn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White-blotched grouper (Epinephelus multinotatus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1426 Silver seabream (Pagrus auratus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1425 Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1417 Crimson jobfish (Pristipomoides filamentosus) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1418 Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) Hooks And Lines: Mechanised or Hand 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
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    Nicoya Peninsula Artisanal Snapper Fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1209 Yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-1210 Tallfin croaker (Micropogonias altipinnis) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
      UoC-1208 Spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) Withdrawn
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    Western Australia Kimberley demersal scalefish trap fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1359 Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1396 Blue spotted emperor (Lethrinus punctulatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1414 Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1398 Duskytail grouper (Epinephelus bleekeri) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1403 Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1357 White-blotched grouper (Epinephelus multinotatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1402 Banded grouper (Epinephelus amblycephalus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1400 Longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1399 Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1410 Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1361 Crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1401 Spotted coralgrouper (Plectropomus maculatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1360 Areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1397 Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1356 Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1412 Crimson jobfish (Pristipomoides filamentosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1358 Goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
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    Western Australia Pilbara Demersal Scalefish trap fishery

    • No longer in the program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
      UoC-1366 Crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1413 Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1404 Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1363 White-blotched grouper (Epinephelus multinotatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1368 Areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1362 Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1409 Falkor chimaera (Chimaera didierae) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1367 Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1364 Goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1405 Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1408 Spotted coralgrouper (Plectropomus maculatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1407 Longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1406 Crimson jobfish (Pristipomoides filamentosus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1369 Blue spotted emperor (Lethrinus punctulatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1411 Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
      UoC-1365 Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) Withdrawn
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    Indonesia Teluk Saleh inshore snapper/grouper

    • Improvement Program
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
      UoC-2599 Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2600 Leopard coralgrouper (Plectropomus leopardus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2634 Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
      UoC-2635 Leopard coralgrouper (Plectropomus leopardus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Bottom longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Not eligible as Improvement Product
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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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