Overview
Fisheries in the MSC Improvement Program are not certified against the MSC Fisheries Standard, and their products cannot display the MSC ecolabel. When joining the improvement program, they commit to entering assessment against the Standard within five years. During this time, they are required to demonstrate progress against an improvement action plan, and this progress is verified by an independent assessor.
Fisheries are composed of one or more parts, each of which is entitled to receive an MSC certificate. These parts or “units” are defined by their target stock(s), fishing gear type(s) and (if relevant) vessel type(s), and the fishing fleets or groups of vessels.
When the term “Unit of Certification” is used for fishing units that are in the improvement program, it refers to the “Unit of Assessment” or “Unit of potential certification”. Expand a status below to view the parts that form this fishery. To check the detailed scope, open the Assessments page to get the latest report.
Catch by Species
| Species | Reported Catch Year | Metric Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Punctuated snake-eel (Ophichthus remiger) | 2024 | 4,706 |
Information is provided by an independent Conformity Assessment Body as live weight (the weight of species at the time of catch, before processing) and where a fishing season covers multiple years, the end year is given as the reported catch year. Additional information is available in the latest report, see the assessments page.