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.
Units of Assessment
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Improvement Program
MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code UoC-3569 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3570 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3571 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3572 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3573 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3574 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3575 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3576 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3577 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3578 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3579 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3580 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3581 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3582 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3583 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3584 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3585 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3586 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3587 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3588 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3589 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3590 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3591 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3592 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3593 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3594 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3595 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3596 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3597 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3598 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3599 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3600 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3601 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3602 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3603 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3604 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3605 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3606 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3607 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3608 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3609 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3610 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3611 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR1 (≥100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3612 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Trawls - Bottom trawls: TR2 (≥70 and < 100mm) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product UoC-3613 Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Traps - Pots: Creels or pots 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Not eligible as Improvement Product
Catch by Species
| Species | Reported Catch Year | Metric Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) | 2023 | 29,395.5 |
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.