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Curonian Lagoon Perch

Certifier : 
UCSL United Certification Systems Limited
Certified status : 
Suspended
Certified since : 
07 Sep 2022
Certificate expires : 
06 Sep 2027

Overview

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 assessment, 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, download the latest certificate or open the Assessments page to get the latest report. Find out more by visiting our page on Fisheries

Units of Certification & Certificate Information

  • Suspended
    MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Certificate Code
    UoC-2572 European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Nets fishing using with: fixed frame gillnets, fixed bottom gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) MSC-F-31566
  • No longer in the program
    MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area Status (Units of Certification)
    UoC-2573 Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets: Nets fishing using with: fixed frame gillnets, fixed bottom gillnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) Withdrawn

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Catch by Species

Species Reported Catch Year Metric Tonnes
Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) 2021 63.5
European perch (Perca fluviatilis) 2021 79.8

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.