Consolidated Atlantic Ocean albacore tuna longline 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
  Public certification report	13 Aug 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	13 Aug 2024	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	09 Aug 2024	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	18 Jul 2024	1 files
  Final draft report and determination	18 Jul 2024	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	18 Jul 2024	1 files
  Public comment draft report	05 Jun 2024	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2979	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline	21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central), 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-2978	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline	41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	13 Aug 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	13 Aug 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (222.43 Kb)	09 Aug 2024

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	18 Jul 2024	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	18 Jul 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	05 Jun 2024	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	05 Jun 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	04 Jun 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	25 Oct 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed peer reviewers	PDF (211.19 Kb)	25 Oct 2023

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	31 Mar 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder Input (ACDR)	30 May 2023	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	31 Mar 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	18 Jul 2024	1 files

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