- Certifier :
- MRAG Americas, Inc.
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 04 Sep 2007
- Certificate expires :
- 13 May 2029
Assessments
The MSC Fisheries Standard is used to assess if a fishery is well-managed and sustainable. More about how the standard is used, what is assessed and the process.
Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance delay announcement 12 Jun 2025 1 files Vessel List 10 Jun 2025 2 files Other document: Certificate Sharing Agreement 03 Jun 2025 1 files Public certification report 14 May 2024 1 files Public certification report announcement 14 May 2024 1 files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 13 May 2024 1 files Final Draft Report and determination 18 Apr 2024 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance delay announcement PDF (136.45 Kb) 12 Jun 2025 Vessel List PDF (120.36 Kb) 10 Jun 2025 Vessel List PDF (120.36 Kb) 10 Jun 2025 Other document: Certificate Sharing Agreement PDF (160.44 Kb) 03 Jun 2025 Other document: Certificate Sharing Agreement PDF (160.44 Kb) 03 Jun 2025 Vessel List PDF (120.36 Kb) 03 Jun 2025 Vessel List PDF (120.36 Kb) 03 Jun 2025 Vessel List PDF (70.46 Kb) 06 Jun 2024 Vessel List PDF (70.46 Kb) 06 Jun 2024 Vessel List PDF (116.15 Kb) 14 May 2024 Vessel List PDF (96.45 Kb) 15 Sep 2023 Variation Response PDF (116.66 Kb) 26 Jul 2023 Variation Request PDF (146.86 Kb) 20 Jul 2023 Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit delay announcement PDF (116.75 Kb) 16 May 2023 Vessel List PDF (130.07 Kb) 02 Feb 2022 Stakeholder Announcement: MEGVAR PDF (561.25 Kb) 03 Nov 2020 Vessel List PDF (129.79 Kb) 27 Sep 2019 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (130.79 Kb) 29 Aug 2019 Vessel List PDF (128.64 Kb) 04 Jun 2019 Variation Response PDF (2199.42 Kb) 19 Feb 2019 Variation Response PDF (2199.42 Kb) 19 Feb 2019 Variation Response PDF (2199.42 Kb) 19 Feb 2019 Variation Response PDF (2199.42 Kb) 19 Feb 2019 Variation Request PDF (296.36 Kb) 19 Feb 2019 Variation Request PDF (296.36 Kb) 19 Feb 2019 Variation Response PDF (372.42 Kb) 19 Dec 2017 Variation Request PDF (487.44 Kb) 08 Dec 2017 Vessel List PDF (212.50 Kb) 11 Jun 2013 List of client group members PDF (106.97 Kb) 15 Jan 2013 -
Reassessment v2.3
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 14 May 2024 1 files Public certification report announcement 14 May 2024 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (147.43 Kb) 13 May 2024
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public Comment Draft Report 15 Mar 2024 1 files Public Comment Draft Report announcement 15 Mar 2024 1 files Stakeholder input (PCDR) 10 Apr 2024 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 29 Nov 2023 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 03 Oct 2023 1 files Stakeholder input (ACDR) 06 Sep 2023 1 files
Timeline
Documents Published on Files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final Draft Report and determination 18 Apr 2024 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 17 Apr 2024 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Scope declaration template 07 Aug 2023 1 files Fishery announcement template 07 Aug 2023 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 03 Aug 2023 1 files Timeline 07 Aug 2023 1 files
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Re-Assessment
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report announcement 15 Nov 2018 1 files Public certification report 15 Nov 2018 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 23 Oct 2018 1 files Final report and determination announcement 23 Oct 2018 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 28 Aug 2018 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 28 Aug 2018 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 19 Feb 2018 1 files Peer review confirmation 06 Mar 2018 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Additional Information Gathering Stage PDF (64.28 Kb) 17 Jul 2018 Stakeholder Announcement: Additional Information Gathering Stage PDF (64.32 Kb) 17 Jul 2018 Stakeholder Announcement: Additional Information Gathering Stage PDF (64.28 Kb) 17 Jul 2018 Stakeholder Announcement: Additional Information Gathering Stage PDF (64.32 Kb) 17 Jul 2018
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 06 Jul 2017 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 23 Apr 2018 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 07 Aug 2023 1 files Surveillance report 07 Nov 2023 1 files
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Early application of Section SE
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Section SE Final Draft Report 07 Feb 2024 1 files Section SE Final Draft Report announcement 07 Feb 2024 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Section SE Complete PDF (162.51 Kb) 05 Mar 2024
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Section SE Public Comment Draft Report 31 Oct 2023 1 files Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement 31 Oct 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: PCDR comment period extended PDF (152.13 Kb) 30 Nov 2023
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 09 Jun 2023 1 files
Timeline
Documents Published on Files
Announcement
Documents Published on Files Section SE Announcement 12 Apr 2023 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 30 Oct 2023 1 files Timeline 30 Oct 2023 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 18 Mar 2022 1 files Surveillance report 01 Jul 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 22 Apr 2021 1 files Surveillance report 06 Aug 2021 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 26 Jul 2019 1 files Surveillance report 04 Nov 2019 1 files
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Re-Assessment
(started 2011)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 21 Dec 2012 1 files Public certification announcement 21 Dec 2012 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 29 Nov 2012 1 files Final report and determination announcement 29 Nov 2012 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 11 Oct 2012 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 11 Oct 2012 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 13 Oct 2011 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Peer Reviewer Timescale PDF (10.89 Kb) 09 Oct 2012 Variation Request PDF (262.54 Kb) 14 May 2012 Variation Response PDF (183.54 Kb) 18 Sep 2012 Variation Response PDF (184.41 Kb) 14 May 2012 Variation Request PDF (268.72 Kb) 18 Sep 2012
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 16 Sep 2011 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Stakeholder announcement 16 Sep 2011 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 14 May 2012 3 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 06 Jul 2017 1 files Surveillance report 14 Dec 2017 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 23 May 2016 1 files Surveillance report 14 Dec 2017 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2015)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 12 Jan 2015 3 files Surveillance report 06 Aug 2015 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2013)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 06 Mar 2014 1 files Surveillance report 06 May 2014 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Response PDF (183.92 Kb) 03 Dec 2013 Variation Request PDF (304.93 Kb) 25 Feb 2014 Variation Request PDF (267.87 Kb) 03 Dec 2013 Variation Response PDF (188.14 Kb) 25 Feb 2014
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Initial Assessment
(started 2005)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 06 Sep 2007 1 files Public certification announcement 06 Sep 2007 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 02 Aug 2007 1 files Final report and determination announcement 02 Aug 2007 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 18 Jun 2007 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 18 Jun 2007 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 13 Sep 2006 1 files
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 02 Aug 2006 2 files Assessment tree confirmation 11 Oct 2006 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Stakeholder announcement 14 Dec 2005 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2011)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance report 08 Dec 2011 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2010)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 22 Jul 2010 1 files Surveillance report 11 Jan 2011 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (76.36 Kb) 19 Jul 2011 Variation Response PDF (174.08 Kb) 19 Jul 2011
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2009)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 08 Jun 2009 1 files Surveillance report 21 Sep 2009 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2008)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0080 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 05 Jun 2008 1 files Surveillance report 04 Feb 2009 1 files
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