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  • Newfoundland & Labrador snow crab - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31394 (F-SAI-032) UoC-0726
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31394 (F-SAI-032) UoC-0728
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31394 (F-SAI-032) UoC-0735
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31394 (F-SAI-032) UoC-0727
  • AQIP snow crab trap - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Withdrawn Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1952
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31495 UoC-2453
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31495 UoC-2454
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31495 UoC-2455
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31495 UoC-2456
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31495 UoC-2457
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31495 UoC-2458
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31495 UoC-2459
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31495 UoC-2460
    Withdrawn Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1953
  • Scotian Shelf snow crab trap - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31328 (F-SAI-005) UoC-0641
  • Gulf of St Lawrence snow crab trap - Withdrawn

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Withdrawn Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) MSC-F-31329 (F-SAI-009) UoC-0745
  • Crab Catchers Association Sea of Okhotsk crab fishery - In Assessment

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number
    In Assessment Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus) Traps: Traps using dedicated vessels 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-2575
    In Assessment Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps: Traps using dedicated vessels 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-2574
    In Assessment Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps: Traps using dedicated vessels 61 (Pacific, Northwest) UoC-2576
  • Antey Sever Barents Sea Crab - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31518 UoC-2440
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31518 UoC-2441
  • Russia Barents Sea Opilio Trap - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31467 UoC-2069
  • Russian Crab GC Sea of Okhotsk crab trap - Certified

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    Status (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
  • Kyoto Danish Seine Fishery Federation flathead flounder - Withdrawn

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Withdrawn Flounder (Hippoglossoides dubius) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31155 (F-SCS-0088) UoC-0028
    Withdrawn Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31155 (F-SCS-0088) UoC-0027
  • California Dungeness crab - Withdrawn

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number
    Withdrawn Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) Traps - Pots 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-0090
  • Australia west coast deep sea crab - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Crystal crab (Chaceon albus) Traps - Pots 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31419 UoC-1200
  • Russia Barents Sea Red King Crab - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps - Pots: traps 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31356 (F-ACO-0121) UoC-1508
  • Sea of Okhotsk crab trap - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified 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
    Certified Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31539 UoC-2482
  • Oregon Dungeness crab - Withdrawn

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Withdrawn Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) Traps - Pots 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) SCS-MF-0024 UoC-0156
  • Louisiana blue crab - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) Traps - Pots 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) MSC-F-31382 (F-ACO-0056) UoC-0442
  • Atlantic deep sea red crab - Withdrawn

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Withdrawn Red crab (Chaceon quinquedens) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) SCS-MFCP-F-0021 UoC-0085
  • OSF Orkney brown crab creel fishery - Withdrawn

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number
    Withdrawn Brown crab (Cancer pagurus) Traps - Pots: Baited creel (pot) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1634
  • Southern king crab, Central Patagonian stock, traps with escape rings fishery in Argentine Sea - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Southern king crab (Lithodes santolla) Traps: Traps with escape rings 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) MSC-F-31535 UoC-0405
  • Western Australia Peel Harvey Estuary: recreational and commercial blue swimmer crab and commercial sea mullet - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus) Falling Gear 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31420 UoC-1162
    Certified Blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus) Traps 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31420 UoC-1163
    Certified Blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus) Traps - Pots 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31420 UoC-1161
    Certified Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31420 UoC-1164
    Certified Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) Seine Nets 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) MSC-F-31420 UoC-1191
  • SSMO Shetland inshore brown crab and scallop - Certified

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    Status (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number
    Certified Brown crab (Cancer pagurus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129) UoC-0436
    Not certified European lobster (Homarus gammarus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129) UoC-0438
    Certified Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129) UoC-0439
    Not certified Velvet swimcrab (Necora puber) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31380 (F-LRF-0129) UoC-0437
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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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