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Gulf of St Lawrence fall herring gillnet fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) F-SAI-018 UoC-1145 -
FROM Nord North Sea and Eastern Channel pelagic trawl herring - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31184 (MEC-F-030) UoC-1105 -
Canadian 4VWX Purse Seine herring fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1246 -
Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association Atlanto-Scandian Herring - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MEC-F-035 UoC-0359 -
SPSG West of Scotland herring Pelagic Trawl - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-ACO-0083 UoC-0602 -
SPSG Ltd Atlanto Scandian herring - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-FCI-0006 UoC-0183 -
DFPO, DPPO and SPFPO Skagerrak, Kattegat and Western Baltic Herring Fishery - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062) UoC-1234 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062) UoC-1231 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062) UoC-1233 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062) UoC-1230 Not certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Traps - Stationary uncovered pound nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062) UoC-1229 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062) UoC-1228 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31273 (MRAG-F-0062) UoC-1232 -
NZRO Gulf of Riga herring and sprat trawl fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Suspended European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31463 UoC-2044 Withdrawn Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31463 UoC-2043 Certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31463 UoC-2285 -
PFA, SPSG, SPFPO, DFPO and DPPO North Sea Herring - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31298 (F-ACO-0115) UoC-1341 Certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Mid water trawl with cod-end mesh size greater than 32mm 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31298 (F-ACO-0115) UoC-1340 Certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31298 (F-ACO-0115) UoC-2641 Certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls: midwater trawl and purse seine 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31298 (F-ACO-0115) UoC-2640 -
Poland sprat midwater trawl - Suspended
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2353 Suspended European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31525 UoC-2352 Not certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2349 Not certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2351 Not certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2350 Not certified Herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls - pair trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2348
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”.