Capsen & Grand Bleu Atlantic Ocean purse seine skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery

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.

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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Surveillance report	24 Apr 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 Dec 2025	1 files
  Gap analysis	04 Dec 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance	07 Nov 2025	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	23 Jul 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed PRs	23 Jul 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	12 May 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Gap analysis	PDF (1011.46 Kb)	04 Dec 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance	PDF (236.52 Kb)	07 Nov 2025

• Initial assessment (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3066	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3069	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3067	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3068	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3064	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3065	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3061	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3058	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3063	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3060	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3059	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3062	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	14 Nov 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	14 Nov 2024	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	14 Oct 2024	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	14 Oct 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	12 Aug 2024	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	16 Jul 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	12 Jul 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	15 Nov 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement	17 Jan 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Shortlist of potential peer reviewers	16 Nov 2023	1 files
  Variation Request	20 Dec 2023	1 files
  Variation Response	11 Jan 2024	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	28 Apr 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder Input (ACDR)	23 Jun 2023	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	28 Apr 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	20 Jun 2023	1 files
  Variation Request	09 Jun 2023	1 files
  Variation Response	15 Jun 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	26 Apr 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3064	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3058	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 Dec 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	24 Apr 2026	1 files

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• Early application of Section SE (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3058	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): Free school and FADs	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)

  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	23 Jul 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed PRs	23 Jul 2025	1 files

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  Announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Announcement	09 May 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	12 May 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	04 Apr 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	09 May 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	09 May 2025	1 files

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