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Chile hake trawl - Withdrawn

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	MSC UoC Number
Withdrawn	South Pacific hake (Merluccius gayi gayi)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	UoC-0445

Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp modified Trawl - Certified

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
Certified	Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31264 (F-BV-0424)	UoC-1055
Certified	Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31264 (F-BV-0424)	UoC-1054
Certified	Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31264 (F-BV-0424)	UoC-1056
Certified	Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31264 (F-BV-0424)	UoC-1057
Certified	Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31264 (F-BV-0424)	UoC-1058
Certified	Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31264 (F-BV-0424)	UoC-1059
Certified	Chilean nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31264 (F-BV-0424)	UoC-1052
Certified	Chilean nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31264 (F-BV-0424)	UoC-1053

Chile squat lobsters demersal trawl Camanchaca Fishery - Certified

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
Certified	Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31294 (BV-F-0550)	UoC-1282
Certified	Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31294 (BV-F-0550)	UoC-1281

Chilean Jack mackerel industrial purse seine fishery - Certified

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
Certified	Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) - one boat operated purse seines	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-30030	UoC-1747

Chilean mussel fishery and suspended culture Toralla S.A and Cultivos Toralla S.A - Withdrawn

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
Withdrawn	Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis)	Harvesting Machines: Seed mussels harvests by suspended substrates	87 (Pacific, Southeast)	MSC-F-31500	UoC-0706

Clams and Cockle fishery from Ria de Arousa - Withdrawn

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
Withdrawn	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Dredges - Hand dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES)	UoC-0692
Withdrawn	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES)	UoC-0777
Withdrawn	Corrugated venus (Venerupis corrugata)	Dredges - Hand dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES)	UoC-0784
Withdrawn	Corrugated venus (Venerupis corrugata)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES)	UoC-0785
Withdrawn	Grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus)	Dredges - Hand dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES)	UoC-0779
Withdrawn	Grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES)	UoC-0780
Withdrawn	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Hand dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES)	UoC-0781
Withdrawn	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Miscellaneous Gear	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31136 (F-BV-00332-ES)	UoC-0782

Clearwater Seafoods Banquereau and Grand Bank Arctic surf clam - Certified

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
Certified	Arctic surf clam (Mactromeris polynyma)	Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31340 (F-ACO-0018)	UoC-1733
Certified	Arctic surf clam (Mactromeris polynyma)	Harvesting Machines - Mechanized dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)	MSC-F-31340 (F-ACO-0018)	UoC-0614

Clyde nephrops creel - Withdrawn

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	MSC UoC Number
Withdrawn	Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus)	Traps - Pots	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	UoC-0423

Clyde nephrops trawl - Withdrawn

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	MSC UoC Number
Withdrawn	Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus)	Trawls - Otter trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	UoC-0097

Compagnie des Pêches Saint Malo and Euronor cod and haddock - Certified

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
Certified	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31334 (MEC-F-008)	UoC-0550
Certified	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31333 (MEC-F-009)	UoC-0554
Certified	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31333 (MEC-F-009)	UoC-0555
Certified	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31334 (MEC-F-008)	UoC-0551

Companhia de Pescarias do Algarve rope grown Mediterranean mussel - Withdrawn

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Status (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

Cornish hake gill net - Certified

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
Certified	European hake (Merluccius merluccius)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31190 (F-ACO-0040)	UoC-0429

Cornwall sardine, UK - Certified

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Status (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 - 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

CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring trawl - Withdrawn

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
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
Withdrawn	Herring (Clupea harengus)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	F-SAI-026 F-SAI-026	UoC-0610

Curonian lagoon perch and pike-perch - In Assessment

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	MSC UoC Number
In Assessment	European perch (Perca fluviatilis)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Nets fishing using with: fixed frame gillnets, fixed bottom gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	UoC-2572
In Assessment	Pikeperch (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

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Status (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

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
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
Withdrawn	Sole (Solea solea)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)	UoC-0517
Withdrawn	Sole (Solea solea)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)	UoC-0516
Withdrawn	Sole (Solea solea)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)	UoC-0647
Withdrawn	Sole (Solea solea)	Trawls - Other	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)	UoC-0519
Withdrawn	Sole (Solea solea)	Trawls - Other	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)	UoC-0518
Withdrawn	Sole (Solea solea)	Trawls - Other	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	MSC-F-31176 (F-LRF-0140)	UoC-0520

CVO pulse sole & plaice - Withdrawn

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	MSC UoC Number
Withdrawn	European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	UoC-1237
Withdrawn	Sole (Solea solea)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	UoC-1236

CVO sole gillnet - Withdrawn

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Status (Units of Certification)	Species	Gear Type	Ocean Area	Certificate Code	MSC UoC Number
Withdrawn	Sole (Solea solea)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)	F-FCI-0005	UoC-0100

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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Chile hake trawl - Withdrawn

Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp modified Trawl - Certified

Chile squat lobsters demersal trawl Camanchaca Fishery - Certified

Chilean Jack mackerel industrial purse seine fishery - Certified

Chilean mussel fishery and suspended culture Toralla S.A and Cultivos Toralla S.A - Withdrawn

Clams and Cockle fishery from Ria de Arousa - Withdrawn

Clearwater Seafoods Banquereau and Grand Bank Arctic surf clam - Certified

Clyde nephrops creel - Withdrawn

Clyde nephrops trawl - Withdrawn

Compagnie des Pêches Saint Malo and Euronor cod and haddock - Certified

Companhia de Pescarias do Algarve rope grown Mediterranean mussel - Withdrawn

Cornish hake gill net - Certified

Cornwall sardine, UK - Certified

Crab Catchers Association Sea of Okhotsk crab fishery - In Assessment

CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring trawl - Withdrawn

Curonian lagoon perch and pike-perch - In Assessment

CVO Dutch North Sea brown shrimp - Withdrawn

CVO North Sea plaice and sole - Combined with another assessment

CVO pulse sole & plaice - Withdrawn

CVO sole gillnet - Withdrawn

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