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  • Chile hake trawl - Withdrawn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    Withdrawn South Pacific hake (Merluccius gayi gayi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast) UoC-0445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
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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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