Unit of certification
The unit of certification is the unit that is assessed by certifiers against the MSC environmental standard. It is defined as the fishery or fish stock (a biologically distinct unit) combined with the fishing method/gear and practice (the vessel/s) pursuing that stock. This is set at the beginning of the assessment.
The fishery: Unit of certification
The certified Canada sablefish fishery is defined as:
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Species |
Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) |
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Geographical range of fishing operations |
Canadian Pacific EEZ |
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Method of capture |
Longline Korean trap and longline hook and line. |
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Stock |
Pacific sablefish |
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Management |
Fisheries and Oceans, Canada (DFO) |
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Client group |
Wild Canadian Sablefish Ltd. |
