Certifier : 
Bureau Veritas Certification
Certified status : 
Not certified

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
    Decision of the Independent Adjudicator: Decision 03 Jan 2020 1 files
    Directions for hearing: Directions 03 Jan 2020 1 files
    Notice of objection: Notice of objection 03 Jan 2020 2 files
    Public certification report 27 Dec 2019 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 27 Dec 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination 19 Nov 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 19 Nov 2019 1 files
  • Initial assessment (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1866 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Baitboats 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 27 Dec 2019 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 27 Dec 2019 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 19 Nov 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 19 Nov 2019 1 files
    Objections File type Published on
    NoO_Leal Santos.pdf PDF (238.00 Kb) 03 Jan 2020
    NoO_Leal Santos_additional information.pdf PDF (523.80 Kb) 03 Jan 2020
    20191216_IA decision_Request for clarification.pdf PDF (134.70 Kb) 03 Jan 2020
    20191219_IA decision_Notice of dismissal.pdf PDF (118.39 Kb) 03 Jan 2020

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 17 Sep 2019 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 17 Sep 2019 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 14 Mar 2019 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 05 Jul 2018 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: 30 calendary day consultation period 09 Apr 2019 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 05 Jul 2018 1 files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 20 Aug 2019 1 files