Fisheries by species

Fisheries in the MSC program grouped by species for quick reference.

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You can use this document to help you find fisheries for a given species quickly and easily. This quick reference guide provides a helpful snapshot for navigating all fisheries in the MSC program by common name. Further information includes:

MSC status (in assessment/certified)

Species Latin names
FAO fishing areas
Most recent tonnage figure

Species common name:

Last Updated: 31 January 2011

Species common name	Latin name	Fishery name	Certificate status	FAO region
Anchovy
	Engraulis anchoita	Argentine anchovy	Certified	Area 41 Atlantic, Southwest
Angler
	Lophius budegassa	C&WSTG English Channel megrim, monk and sole beam trawl	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Lophius piscatorius	C&WSTG English Channel megrim, monk and sole beam trawl	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Bass
	Dicentrarchus labrax	Bristol Channel sea bass	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Dutch rod and line fishery for sea bass	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Morone saxatilis	Maryland striped bass	In assessment	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
Clam
	Meretrix lyrata	Vietnam Ben Tre clam hand gathered	Certified	Area 71 Pacific, Western Central
	Mactromeris polynyma	Clearwater Seafoods Banquereau and Grand Banks Arctic surf clam	In assessment	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
	Ruditapes decussatus	Clams and Cockle Fishery from Ria de Arousa	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Ruditapes philippinarum	Clams and Cockle Fishery from Ria de Arousa	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Venerupis pullastra	Clams and Cockle Fishery from Ria de Arousa	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Cockle
	Cerastoderma edule	Burry Inlet cockles	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Clams and Cockle Fishery from Ria de Arousa	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		OHV Dutch Waddenzee and Oosterschelde Hand Raked cockle	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Dee Estuary cockle	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Donax deltoides	Lakes and Coorong, South Australia	Certified	Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern
Cod
	Gadus macrocephalus	Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific cod	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
	Gadus morhua	Atlantic cod and haddock longline, handline and Danish seine	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Gadus P/F – Faroe Island North East Arctic cod	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Germany Eastern Baltic cod	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Küstenfischer Nord eG Heiligenhafen Germany Eastern Baltic cod	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Norway North East Arctic cod	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Comapêche and Euronor cod and haddock	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Barents Sea cod and haddock	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Pescafria-Pesquera Rodrigez Barents Sea cod	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		UK Fisheries Ltd/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		IGP Icelandic cod	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		DFPO Denmark Eastern Baltic cod	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Fiskbranschens Sweden Eastern Baltic cod	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Crab
	Callinectes sapidus	Louisiana blue crab	In assessment	Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central
	Cancer magister	Oregon Dungeness crab	Certified	Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Cancer pagurus	SSMO Shetland inshore brown & velvet crab, lobster and scallop	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Chionoecetes opilio	Kyoto Danish Seine Fishery Federation snow crab and flathead flounder	Certified	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
		Scotian shelf and the Gulf of St Lawrence snow crab trap	In assessment	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
	Geryon quinquedens	Atlantic deep sea red crab	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
	Lithodes santolla	Southern red king crab bottom trap, Argentina	In assessment	Area 41 Atlantic, Southwest
	Necora puber	SSMO Shetland inshore brown & velvet crab, lobster and scallop	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Dogfish
	Squalus suckleyi	British Columbia spiny dogfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
	Squalus acanthias	US Atlantic spiny dogfish	In assessment	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
Eel
	Genypterus blacodes	New Zealand EEZ ling trawl and longline	In assessment	Area 81 Pacific, Southwest
Flounder
	Atheresthes stomias	Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Gulf of Alaska flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Hippoglossoides dubius	Kyoto Danish Seine Fishery Federation snow crab and flathead flounder	Certified	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
	Limanda ferruginea	OCI Grand Bank yellowtail flounder trawl	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
	Citharichthys sordidus	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Grenadier
	Coryphaenoides acrolepis	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Haddock
	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Atlantic cod and haddock longline, handline and Danish seine	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Canada Scotia-Fundy haddock	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		Gadus P/F – Faroe Island North East Arctic haddock	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Norway North East Arctic haddock	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) North Sea haddock	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Comapêche and Euronor cod and haddock	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Barents Sea cod and haddock	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		DFPO Denmark North Sea, Skagerrak & Kattegat haddock	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		UK Fisheries Ltd/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		IGP Icelandic haddock	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Hake
	Merluccius australis	New Zealand EEZ hake trawl	In assessment	Area 81 Pacific, Southwest
	Merluccius capensis,M.paradox.	South Africa hake trawl	Certified	Area 47 Atlantic, Southeast
	Merluccius gayi gayi	Chile hake trawl	In assessment	Area 87 Pacific, Southeast
	Merluccius merluccius	Cornish hake gill net	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Grupo Regal Spain hake longline	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		DFPO Denmark North Sea, Skagerrak & Kattegat hake	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Merluccius productus	Pacific hake mid-water trawl	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
Halibut
	Hippoglossus stenolepis	Canada Pacific halibut (British Columbia)	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		US North Pacific halibut	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
	Hippoglossus hippoglossus	Canada Atlantic Halibut	In assessment	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
Herring
	Clupea harengus	Astrid Fiske North Sea herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation Atlanto Scandian herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation North Sea herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Faroese Pelagic Organisation Atlanto-Scandian herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Hastings fleet pelagic herring and mackerel	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		NAFO Division 4R Atlantic herring purse seine	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Norway North Sea and Skagerrak herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Norway spring spawning herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Pelagic Freezer Trawler Association North Sea herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association Atlanto-Scandian herring pelagic trawl	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		SPPO North Sea and Baltic herring and sprats	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		SPPO North Sea herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group Ltd Atlanto Scandian herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group Ltd North Sea herring	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Western Baltic spring spawning herring	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		SPSG West of Scotland herring Pelagic Trawl	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring, sprat & sardine Trawl	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Hoki
	Macruronus novaezelandiae	Argentine hoki	In assessment	Area 41 Atlantic, Southwest
		New Zealand hoki	Certified	Area 81 Pacific, Southwest
Icefish
	Champsocephalus gunnari	Australia mackerel icefish	Certified	Area 58 Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern
		South Georgia icefish pelagic trawl	Certified	Area 48 Atlantic, Antarctic
Krill
	Euphausia superba	Aker Biomarine Antarctic krill	Certified	Area 48 Atlantic, Antarctic
Lingcod
	Ophiodon elongatus	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Lobster
	Homarus americanus	Eastern Canada offshore lobster	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		Maine lobster trap	In assessment	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
	Homarus gammarus	Normandy and Jersey lobster	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		North East England lobster pot	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		SSMO Shetland inshore brown & velvet crab, lobster and scallop	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Jasus tristani	Tristan da Cunha rock lobster	Certified	Area 47 Atlantic, Southeast
	Panulirus argus	Sian Ka'an and Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserves spiny lobster	In assessment	Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central
	Panulirus cygnus	Western Australia rock lobster	Certified	Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern
	Panulirus interruptus	Baja California red rock lobster	In Certified	Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Mackerel
	Scomber scombrus	Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation North East Atlantic mackerel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Hastings fleet pelagic herring and mackerel	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Irish Pelagic Sustainability Asscociation (IPSA) Western mackerel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Irish Pelagic Sustainability Group (IPSG) western mackerel pelagic trawl	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		North East Atlantic mackerel pelagic trawl, Purse-Seine and handline	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Pelagic Freezer Trawler Association North East Atlantic mackerel pelagic trawl	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		South West handline mackerel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		SPPO North East Atlantic mackerel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group Ltd western component of north east Atlantic mackerel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Megrim
	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	C&WSTG English Channel megrim, monk and sole beam trawl	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Mullet
	Aldrichetta forsteri	Lakes and Coorong, South Australia	Certified	Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern
Mulloway
	Argyrosomus hololepidotus	Lakes and Coorong, South Australia	Certified	Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern
Mussel
	Mytilus chilensis	Chilean mussel fishery and suspended culture Toralla S.A and Cultivos Toralla S.A	In assessment	Area 87 Pacific, Southeast
	Mytilus edulis	Denmark blue shell mussel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Exmouth mussels	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Isefjord and East Jutland Danish blue shell mussel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Limfjord blue shell mussel (rope grown)	In assessment	Area 05 Europe - inland waters
		Germany Schleswig-Holstein blue shell mussel fishery and culture	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Germany Lower Saxony mussel dredge and mussel culture	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Netherlands blue shell mussel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Netherlands suspended culture mussel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		North Menai Strait mussel	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Royal Frysk Jutland blue shell mussel dredge	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Seafood Romo East Jutland and Isefjord blue shell mussel dredge	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Shetland & Scottish Mainland Rope Grown mussel Enhanced fishery	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		VMI East Jutland blue shell mussel dredge	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Nephrops
	Nephrops norvegicus	Clyde nephrops creel	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Clyde nephrops trawl	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		SFSAG North Sea nephrops	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Southern North Sea nephrops	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Stornoway nephrops trawl	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Oyster
	Crassostrea gigas	Dutch Oyster Association oyster fishery	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Ostrea edulis	Blackwater native oyster	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Limfjord oyster dredge fishery	In assessment	Area 05 Europe - inland waters
		Dutch Oyster Association oyster fishery	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Perch
	Macquaria ambigua	Lakes and Coorong, South Australia	Certified	Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern
Pike-Perch
	Sander lucioperca	Lake Hjälmaren pikeperch fish-trap and gillnet	Certified	Area 05 Europe - inland waters
Sardine/Pilchard
	Sardina pilchardus	Cornwall sardine, UK	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Portugal sardine purse seine	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		South Brittany sardine purse seine	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring, sprat & sardine Trawl	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Sardinops sagax	Gulf of California Mexico sardine	Certified	Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Plaice
	Pleuronectes platessa	Cooperative Fishery Organization (CVO) North Sea plaice and sole	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Osprey Trawlers North Sea twin-rigged plaice	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Ekofish Group-North Sea twin rigged otter trawl plaice	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		DFPO Denmark North Sea plaice	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Pleuronectes quadrituberculat.	Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
Pollock
	Theragra chalcogramma	Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Gulf of Alaska pollock	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Russia Bering Sea pollock	In assessment	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
		Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock	In assessment	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
Ray
	Raja brachyura	Bristol Channel ray	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Raja circularis	Bristol Channel ray	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Raja clavata	Bristol Channel ray	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Raja microocellata	Bristol Channel ray	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Raja montagui	Bristol Channel ray	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Raja naevus	Bristol Channel ray	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Razor Shell
	Ensis arcuatus	Razor Clam fishery from Ria de Pontevedra	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeas
	Ensis directus	DFA Dutch North Sea ensis	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Rockfish
	Sebastes goodei	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Sebastes diploproa	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Sebastes entomelas	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Sebastes flavidus	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Sablefish
	Anoplopoma fimbria	Canada sablefish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		US North Pacific sablefish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Saithe
	Pollachius virens	EURONOR saithe	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Germany North Sea saithe trawl	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Norway North East Arctic saithe	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Norway North Sea saithe	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Scapêche and Compagnie de Pêche de St. Malo saithe	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) saithe	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		UK Fisheries/DFFU/Doggerbank Group saithe	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		UK Fisheries Ltd/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		DFPO Denmark North Sea & Skagerrak saithe	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Salmon
	Oncorhynchus gorbuscha	Alaska salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Annette Islands Reserve salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		British Columbia pink salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Iturup Island pink & chum salmon	Certified	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
		Northeast Sakhalin Island and Aniva Bay trap net pink salmon	In assessment	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
	Oncorhynchus keta	Alaska salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Annette Islands Reserve salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		British Columbia chum salmon	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Hokkaido Fall chum salmon Set Net	In assessment	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
		Iturup Island pink & chum salmon	Certified	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
	Oncorhynchus kisutch	Alaska salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Annette Islands Reserve salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
	Oncorhynchus nerka	Alaska salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		British Columbia sockeye salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Ozernaya River sockeye salmon	In assessment	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Alaska salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Annette Islands Reserve salmon	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
Scallop
	Aequipecten opercularis	Isle of Man Queen scallop trawl	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Patinopecten yessoensis	Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries	In assessment	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
		Zhangzidao scallop	In assessment	Area 61 Pacific, Northwest
	Pecten maximus	SSMO Shetland inshore brown & velvet crab, lobster and scallop	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Pecten novaezelandiae	New Zealand southern scallop	In assessment	Area 81 Pacific, Southwest
	Placopecten magellanicus	Eastern Canada offshore scallop	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		US Atlantic sea scallop	In assessment	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
	Zygochlamis patagonica	Patagonian scallop	Certified	Area 41 Atlantic, Southwest
Shrimp/Prawn
	Crangon crangon	Germany North Sea Brown shrimp	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		North Sea brown shrimp	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Fenneropenaeus merguiensis	Australia Northern prawn	In assessment	Area 71 Pacific, Western Central
	Fenneropenaeus indicus	Australia Northern prawn	In assessment	Area 71 Pacific, Western Central
	Metapenaeus endeavouri	Australia Northern prawn	In assessment	Area 71 Pacific, Western Central
	M. ensis	Australia Northern prawn	In assessment	Area 71 Pacific, Western Central
	Pandalus borealis	Canada northern prawn	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		Canada offshore northern and striped shrimp	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		Gulf of St. Lawrence northern shrimp	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		Gulf of St Lawrence northern shrimp trawl fishery Esquiman Channel	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		Scotian shelf shrimp	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		West Greenland coldwater prawn	In assessment	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		Fogo Island cold water shrimp	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		Skagerrak, Kattegat and Norwegian Deeps prawn	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Norway North East Arctic cold water prawn	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Pandalus jordani	Oregon pink shrimp	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Pandalus montagui	Canada offshore northern and striped shrimp	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
	Penaeus esculentus	Australia Northern prawn	In assessment	Area 71 Pacific, Western Central
	P. semisulcatus	Australia Northern prawn	In assessment	Area 71 Pacific, Western Central
	Penaeus latisulcatus	Spencer Gulf king prawn	Certified	Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern
	Xiphopenaeus kroyeri	Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp	Certified	Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central
Skate
	Raja rhina	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Smelt
	Argentina silus	Tavan SP/F Faroe Island silver smelt	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Sole
	Glyptocephalus zachirus	Gulf of Alaska flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Hippoglossoides elassodon	Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Gulf of Alaska flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
	Lepidopsetta bilineata	Gulf of Alaska flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
	Lepidopsetta polyxystra	Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Gulf of Alaska flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
	Limanda aspera	Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands flatfish	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
	Solea solea	C&WSTG English Channel megrim, monk and sole beam trawl	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Cooperative Fishery Organization (CVO) North Sea plaice and sole	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Dutch Fisheries Organisation (DFO) gill net sole	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Hastings fleet Dover sole trammel net	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		Hastings fleet Dover sole trawl and gill-net	Certified	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		DFPO Denmark North Sea sole	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
	Microstomus pacificus	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Pleuronectes vetulus	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Eopsetta jordani	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Sprat
	Sprattus sprattus	SPPO North Sea and Baltic herring and sprats	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
		CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring, sprat & sardine Trawl	In assessment	Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast
Swordfish
	Xiphias gladius	North West Atlantic Canada harpoon swordfish	Certified	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		North West Atlantic Canada longline swordfish	In assessment	Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest
		Southeast US North Atlantic swordfish	Certified	Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central
Thornyhead
	Sebastolobus altivelis	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
	Sebastolobus alascanus	US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl	In assessment	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
Toothfish
	Dissostichus eleginoides	SARPC toothfish	In assessment	Area 58 Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern
		South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline	Certified	Area 48 Atlantic, Antarctic
		Macquarie Island toothfish	In assessment	Area 81 Pacific, Southwest
		Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) toothfish	In assessment	Area 58 Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern
	Dissostichus mawsoni	Ross Sea toothfish longline	Certified	Area 88 Pacific, Antarctic
Tuna
	Katsuwonus pelamis	Mexico Baja California Pole and Line yellowfin and skipjack tuna	In assessment	Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
		PNA Western and Central Pacific skipjack tuna	Certified	Area 71 Pacific, Western Central
		Tosakatsuo Suisan pole and line skipjack tuna	Certified	Area 61 and 71
		Maldives pole & line skipjack tuna	In assessment	Area 51 Indian Ocean, Western
	Thunnus alalunga	American Albacore Fishing Association Pacific albacore tuna - north	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Eastern Central
		American Albacore Fishing Association Pacific albacore tuna - south	Certified	Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
		American Western Fish Boats Owners Association (WFOA) North Pacific albacore tuna	Certified	Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
		Canada Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF) British Columbia North Pacific albacore tuna	Certified	Area 67 Pacific, Northeast
		Fiji albacore tuna longline	In assessment	Area 71,77 and 81
		New Zealand albacore tuna troll	Certified	Area 81 Pacific, Southwest
	Thunnus albacares	Maldives pole & line and handline tuna	In assessment	Area 51 Indian Ocean, Western
		Mexico Baja California Pole and Line yellowfin and skipjack tuna	In assessment	Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
		Southeast US North Atlantic big eye tuna and yellowfin tuna	In assessment	Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central
	Thunnus obesus	Maldives pole & line and handline tuna	In assessment	Area 51 Indian Ocean, Western
		Southeast US North Atlantic big eye tuna and yellowfin tuna	In assessment	Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central
Whiting
	Micromesistius australis	New Zealand EEZ southern blue whiting pelagic trawl	In assessment	Area 81 Pacific, Southwest

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Fisheries in the MSC program grouped by species for quick reference.

Species common name:

Species common name

Latin name

Fishery name

Certificate status

FAO region

Anchovy

Angler

Bass

Clam

Cockle

Cod

Crab

Dogfish

Eel

Flounder

Grenadier

Haddock

Hake

Halibut

Herring

Hoki

Icefish

Krill

Lingcod

Lobster

Mackerel

Megrim

Mullet

Mulloway

Mussel

Nephrops

Oyster