AAFA and WFOA South Pacific albacore tuna

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.

• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Vessel List	01 Jun 2026	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance Audit Delayed	07 May 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Dec 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 Sep 2025	1 files
  Public certification report	19 Aug 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance delay announcement	12 Jun 2025	1 files
  Other document: Certificate Sharing Agreement	03 Jun 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Vessel List	PDF (106.27 Kb)	01 Jun 2026
  Vessel List	PDF (125.41 Kb)	01 Jun 2026
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance Audit Delayed	PDF (175.77 Kb)	07 May 2026
  Vessel List	PDF (129.94 Kb)	08 Aug 2025
  Vessel List	PDF (129.94 Kb)	08 Aug 2025
  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)

  • 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	19 Aug 2025	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	14 May 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	13 May 2024	1 files

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  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

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	29 Nov 2023	1 files

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  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

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  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

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	07 Aug 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	07 Aug 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	03 Aug 2023	1 files
  Timeline	07 Aug 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • 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	19 Sep 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Dec 2025	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • 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

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  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

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  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

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  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	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Additional Information Gathering Stage	17 Jul 2018	2 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	06 Jul 2017	1 files

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  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)

  • 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)

  • 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	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Section SE Complete	05 Mar 2024	1 files

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  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	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: PCDR comment period extended	30 Nov 2023	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	09 Jun 2023	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Announcement	12 Apr 2023	1 files

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  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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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

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  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

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  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

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	13 Oct 2011	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Peer Reviewer Timescale	09 Oct 2012	1 files
  Variation Request	18 Sep 2012	1 files
  Variation Response	18 Sep 2012	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	16 Sep 2011	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	16 Sep 2011	1 files

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  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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	25 Feb 2014	1 files
  Variation Response	25 Feb 2014	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2005)

  • 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

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  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

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  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

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	13 Sep 2006	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	02 Aug 2006	2 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	11 Oct 2006	1 files

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  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)

  • 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)

  • 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	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	19 Jul 2011	1 files
  Variation Response	19 Jul 2011	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2009)

  • 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)

  • 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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