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Companhia de Pescarias do Algarve rope grown Mediterranean mussel - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Miscellaneous Gear 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31166 (F-FCI-0043) UoC-1061 -
Consolidated Atlantic Ocean albacore tuna longline fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central), 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31633 UoC-2979 Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast) MSC-F-31633 UoC-2978 -
Consolidated Indian Ocean longline albacore tuna fishery - In Assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number In Assessment Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-3171 In Assessment Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) UoC-3172 -
Cornish hake gill net - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-3316 Certified European hake (Merluccius merluccius) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31190 (F-ACO-0040) UoC-0429 -
Cornwall sardine fishery - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31296 (MEC-F-015) UoC-0204 -
Crab Catchers Association Sea of Okhotsk crab fishery - Suspended
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Suspended Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus) Traps: Traps using dedicated vessels 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31610 UoC-2575 Suspended Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Traps: Traps using dedicated vessels 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31610 UoC-2574 Suspended Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps: Traps using dedicated vessels 61 (Pacific, Northwest) MSC-F-31610 UoC-2576 -
CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring trawl - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-SAI-026 F-SAI-026 UoC-0610 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 -
Curonian Lagoon Perch - Suspended
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Suspended European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Nets fishing using with: fixed frame gillnets, fixed bottom gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31566 UoC-2572 Withdrawn Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Nets fishing using with: fixed frame gillnets, fixed bottom gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-2573 -
CVO Dutch North Sea brown shrimp - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Common shrimp (Crangon crangon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0142 -
CVO North Sea plaice and sole - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0517 Withdrawn Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0516 Withdrawn Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0647 Withdrawn Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Other 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0519 Withdrawn Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Other 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0518 Withdrawn Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Other 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0520 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0499 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0498 Not certified European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Seine Nets - Boat or vessel seines - Danish seines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0497 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0493 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0496 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0492 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0494 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0495 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140) UoC-0646 -
CVO pulse sole & plaice - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Common sole (Solea solea) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1236 Withdrawn European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1237 -
CVO sole gillnet - Withdrawn
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) F-FCI-0005 UoC-0100 -
CWPA California market squid purse seine - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Opalescent inshore squid (Loligo opalescens) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31602 UoC-2846 -
Dae Hae Pacific Yellowfin, Bigeye, and Albacore Longline - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31636 UoC-3000 Certified Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longlines 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31636 UoC-3004 Certified Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31636 UoC-2997 Certified Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longlines 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31636 UoC-3001 Not certified Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-2999 Not certified Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) UoC-3003 Withdrawn Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longlines 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31636 UoC-3056 Certified Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) MSC-F-31636 UoC-2998 Certified Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longlines 87 (Pacific, Southeast) MSC-F-31636 UoC-3002 -
Dakartuna Atlantic pole and line tuna fishery - In Assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number In Assessment Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) UoC-3235 In Assessment Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) UoC-3233 In Assessment Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) UoC-3234 -
Danish and Swedish nephrops - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0980 Withdrawn Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0979 Withdrawn Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0975 Withdrawn Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0976 Withdrawn Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0982 Withdrawn Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0978 Withdrawn Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0981 Withdrawn Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0977 -
Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation Atlanto Scandian herring - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MEP-F-029 UoC-0003 Withdrawn Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MEP-F-029 UoC-0004 -
Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation North East Atlantic mackerel - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) DNV-NOR-MSC-F-57717-2009 UoC-0005 Withdrawn Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) DNV-NOR-MSC-F-57717-2009 UoC-0006 -
Dee Estuary and Burry Inlet cockles - Certified
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code MSC UoC Number Certified Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand-gathering (rake and sieve) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31320 (MEC-F-033) UoC-2703 Certified Cockle (Cerastoderma edule) Miscellaneous Gear: Hand-raked 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31320 (MEC-F-033) UoC-0682 -
Denmark Skagerrak and the Norwegian Deep cold-water prawn - Combined with another assessment
View DetailsStatus (Units of Certification) Species Gear Type Ocean Area MSC UoC Number Withdrawn Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1199
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”.