Dataset of "A global review of MSC certification: Why fisheries withdraw?"

The dataset summarized publicly available information from Marine stewardship council (MSC) fisheries website ( https://fisheries.msc.org/en/fisheries/ ), updated on 20th December 2018. The dataset summarized and reports: the name of fishery; the country; the continent; the FAO area related to the fishery; the management agency; the species; the type of gear used; the impact of the gear on the seabed and on the by-catch; the certifications status; the certificated catch; the species life span; and the certification time. These data base have been analyzed for the publication in Marine Policy of the paper titled: A global review of MSC certification: Why fisheries withdraw? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105124