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

Download this fisheries by species information (PDF, 304 kb) - last updated 15 March 2013.
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: 12 February 2013
Species common name |
Latin name |
Fishery name |
Certificate status |
FAO region |
Anchovy |
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| Engraulis anchoita | Argentine anchovy | Certified | Area 41 Atlantic, Southwest | |
Angler |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Certified | 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 |
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| 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 | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Dee Estuary cockle | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Donax deltoides | Lakes and Coorong, South Australia | Certified | Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern | |
Cod |
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| 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 | AGARBA Spain Barents Sea cod | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
| Atlantic cod and haddock longline, handline and Danish seine | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Faroe Island North East Arctic cod | Certified | 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 | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Barents Sea cod and haddock | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| UK Fisheries Ltd/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| IGP Icelandic cod | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| DFPO Denmark Eastern Baltic cod | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Fiskbranschens Sweden Eastern Baltic cod | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
Crab |
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| Callinectes sapidus | Louisiana blue crab | Certified | Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central | |
| Cancer magister | Oregon Dungeness crab | Certified | Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central | |
| Cancer pagurus | SSMO Shetland inshore brown & velvet crab and scallop | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
| Chionoecetes opilio | Kyoto Danish Seine Fishery Federation snow crab and flathead flounder | Certified | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | |
| Gulf of St Lawrence snow crab trap | Certified | Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest | ||
| Certified | Area 21 Atlantic, North | |||
| Certified | 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 scallop | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
Dogfish |
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| Squalus suckleyi | British Columbia spiny dogfish | Certified | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | |
| Squalus acanthias | US Atlantic spiny dogfish | Certified | Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest | |
Eel |
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| Genypterus blacodes | New Zealand EEZ ling trawl and longline | In assessment | Area 81 Pacific, Southwest | |
Flounder |
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| 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 |
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| Coryphaenoides acrolepis | US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl | In assessment | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central | |
Haddock |
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| 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 | ||
| Faroe Island North East Arctic haddock | Certified | 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 | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Barents Sea cod and haddock | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| DFPO Denmark North Sea, Skagerrak haddock | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| UK Fisheries Ltd/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| IGP Icelandic haddock | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
Hake |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Certified | Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest | |
Herring |
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| Clupea harengus | SPFPO Swedish 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 | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| NAFO Division 4R Atlantic herring purse seine | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group (NIPSG) Irish Sea Herring | 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 | ||
| Samherji Norwegian & Icelandic herring trawl and seine | In assessment | 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 |
Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| CSHMAC Celtic Sea herring |
Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Opisthonema libertate | Gulf of California, Mexico - thread herring | |||
Hoki |
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| Macruronus magellanicus | Argentine hoki | Certified | Area 41 Atlantic, Southwest | |
| Macruronus novaezelandiae | New Zealand hoki | Certified | Area 81 Pacific, Southwest | |
Icefish |
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| Champsocephalus gunnari | Australia mackerel icefish | Certified | Area 58 Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern | |
| South Georgia icefish pelagic trawl | Certified | Area 48 Atlantic, Antarctic | ||
Krill |
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| Euphausia superba | Aker Biomarine Antarctic krill | Certified | Area 48 Atlantic, Antarctic | |
Lingcod |
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| Ophiodon elongatus | US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl | In assessment | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central | |
Lumpfish |
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| Cyclopterus lumpus | Icelandic Gillnet lumpfish | In Assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
Lobster |
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| Homarus americanus | Eastern Canada offshore lobster | Certified | Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest | |
| Maine lobster trap | In assessment | Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest | ||
| Iles-de-la-Madeleine lobster | In assessment | Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest | ||
| Homarus gammarus | Normandy and Jersey lobster | Certified | 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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| Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | C&WSTG English Channel megrim, monk and sole beam trawl | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
Mullet |
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| Aldrichetta forsteri | Lakes and Coorong, South Australia | Certified | Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern | |
Mulloway |
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| Argyrosomus hololepidotus | Lakes and Coorong, South Australia | Certified | Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern | |
Mussel |
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| 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 | |
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Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Isefjord and East Jutland Danish blue shell mussel | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Ireland Bottom Grown Mussel (Mytilus edulis) fishery | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Northern Ireland Bottom Grown Mussel (Mytilus edulis) fishery | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Limfjord blue shell mussel (rope grown) | Certified | 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 | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Seafood Romo East Jutland and Isefjord blue shell mussel dredge | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Shetland & Scottish Mainland Rope Grown mussel Enhanced fishery | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| VMI East Jutland blue shell mussel dredge | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| SSPO Swedish West Coast Rope Grown Mussel | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
Nephrops |
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| Nephrops norvegicus | Clyde nephrops creel | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
| Clyde nephrops trawl | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Danish and Swedish nephrops | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
Oyster |
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| 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 | Certified | Area 05 Europe - inland waters | ||
| Dutch Oyster Association oyster fishery | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
Perch |
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| Macquaria ambigua | Lakes and Coorong, South Australia | Certified | Area 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern | |
Pike-Perch |
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| Esox lucius | Waterhen Lake walleye and Northern pike Commercial Gillnet | In assessment | Area 02 North America - inland waters | |
| Sander lucioperca | Lake Hjälmaren pikeperch fish-trap and gillnet | In assessment | Area 05 Europe - inland waters | |
Sardine/Pilchard |
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| 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 | ||
| Sardinops sagax | Gulf of California Mexico sardine | Certified | Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central | |
Plaice |
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| Pleuronectes platessa | Cooperative Fishery Organization (CVO) North Sea plaice and sole | Certified | 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 |
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| Theragra chalcogramma | Alaska pollock - Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands | Certified | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | |
| Alaska pollock - Gulf of Alaska | Certified | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | ||
| Russia Bering Sea pollock | In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| Russia Navarinsky pollock | In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock | In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
Ray |
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| 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 | |
Redfish |
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| Sebastes marinus | ISF Iceland golden redfish | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
Razor Shell |
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| Ensis arcuatus | Razor Clam fishery from Ria de Pontevedra | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeas | |
| Ensis directus | DFA Dutch North Sea ensis | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
Rockfish |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Pollachius virens | EURONOR saithe | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
| Germany North Sea saithe trawl | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| ISF Iceland saithe | In assessment | 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 | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| DFPO Denmark North Sea & Skagerrak saithe | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Faroe Island saithe | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
Salmon |
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| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Alaska salmon | In assessment | 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 | ||
| Aniva Bay trap net pink salmon | In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | |||
| Sakhalin Island Northeast trap net pink salmon fishery | Certified | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| Sakhalin Island Aniva Bay trap net pink salmon fishery |
In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| Oncorhynchus keta | Alaska salmon | In assessment | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | |
| Annette Islands Reserve salmon | Certified | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | ||
| British Columbia chum salmon | Certified | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | ||
| In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | |||
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In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| Iturup Island pink & chum salmon | Certified | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| Oncorhynchus kisutch | Alaska salmon | In assessment | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | |
| Annette Islands Reserve salmon | Certified | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | ||
| In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Alaska salmon | In assessment | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | |
| British Columbia sockeye salmon | Certified | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | ||
| Narody Severa-Bolsheretsk salmon | In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| Ozernaya River sockeye salmon | Certified | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Alaska salmon | In assessment | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | |
| Annette Islands Reserve salmon | Certified | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | ||
Scallop |
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| Aequipecten opercularis | Faroe Islands queen scallop | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
| Isle of Man Queen scallop trawl | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Patinopecten yessoensis | Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries | Certified | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | |
| Zhangzidao scallop | In assessment | Area 61 Pacific, Northwest | ||
| Pecten maximus | SSMO Shetland inshore brown & velvet crab and scallop | Certified | 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 | |
| FBSA Canada Full Bay Sea scallop | In assessment | 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 |
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| 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 | Certified | Area 71 Pacific, Western Central | |
| Fenneropenaeus indicus | Australia Northern prawn | Certified | Area 71 Pacific, Western Central | |
| Metapenaeus endeavouri | Australia Northern prawn | Certified | Area 71 Pacific, Western Central | |
| M. ensis | Australia Northern prawn | Certified | 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 | ||
| Estonia North East Arctic cold water prawn | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Faroe Islands North East Arctic cold water prawn | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| 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 |
Certified | 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 | Certified | 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 | Certified | Area 71 Pacific, Western Central | |
| P. semisulcatus | Australia Northern prawn | Certified | 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 |
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| Raja rhina | US West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl | In assessment | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast, Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central | |
Smelt |
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| Argentina silus | Faroe Island silver smelt | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
Sole |
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| 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 | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| CVO sole gillnet | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| Hastings fleet Dover sole | Certified | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | ||
| DFPO Denmark North Sea sole | Certified | 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 |
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| Sprattus sprattus | SPPO North Sea and Baltic herring and sprats | In assessment | Area 27 Atlantic, Northeast | |
Swordfish |
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| Xiphias gladius | North West Atlantic Canada harpoon swordfish | Certified | Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest | |
| North West Atlantic Canada longline swordfish | Certified | Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest | ||
| Southeast US North Atlantic swordfish | Certified | Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central | ||
| SSLLC US North Atlantic swordfish Longline | In assessment | Area 21 Atlantic, Northwest & Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central | ||
| US North Atlantic Swordfish | In assessment | Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central | ||
Thornyhead |
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| 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 |
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| Dissostichus eleginoides | Argentine Patagonian toothfish | In assessment | Area 41 Atlantic, Southwest | |
| SARPC toothfish | In assessment | Area 58 Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern | ||
| South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline | Certified | Area 48 Atlantic, Antarctic | ||
| Macquarie Island toothfish | Certified | Area 81 Pacific, Southwest | ||
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) toothfish | Certified | Area 58 Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern | ||
| Falkland Island toothfish | In assessment | Area 41 Atlantic, Southwest | ||
| Dissostichus mawsoni | Ross Sea toothfish longline | Certified | Area 88 Pacific, Antarctic | |
Tuna |
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| Katsuwonus pelamis | Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna | In assessment | Area 51 and 57 | |
| Mexico Baja California Pole and Line yellowfin and skipjack tuna | Certified | Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central | ||
| PNA Western and Central Pacific skipjack tuna | Certified | Area 71 Pacific, Western Central | ||
| Maldives pole & line skipjack tuna | Certified | 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 67 Pacific, Eastern Central | ||
| Canada Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF) British Columbia North Pacific albacore tuna | Certified | Area 67 Pacific, Northeast | ||
| Fiji albacore tuna longline | Certified | Area 71,77 and 81 | ||
| New Zealand albacore tuna troll | Certified | Area 81 Pacific, Southwest | ||
| Thunnus albacares | Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna | In assessment | Area 51 and 57 | |
| Maldives pole & line and handline tuna | In assessment | Area 51 Indian Ocean, Western | ||
| Mexico Baja California Pole and Line yellowfin and skipjack tuna | Certified | Area 77 Pacific, Eastern Central | ||
| Southeast US North Atlantic big eye tuna and yellowfin tuna | In assessment | Area 31 Atlantic, Western Central | ||
| Thunnus obesus | Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna | In assessment | Area 51 and 57 | |
| 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 | ||
Walley |
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| Sander vitreum | Waterhen Lake walleye and Northern pike Commercial Gillnet | In assessment | Area 02 North America - inland waters | |
Whiting |
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| Micromesistius australis | New Zealand EEZ southern blue whiting pelagic trawl | Certified | Area 81 Pacific, Southwest |

