Consolidated Indian Ocean longline albacore 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
  Public certification report	26 Aug 2025	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	26 Aug 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	26 Aug 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	26 Aug 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	04 Aug 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	04 Aug 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	23 Jun 2025	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3171	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-3172	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	26 Aug 2025	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	26 Aug 2025	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	04 Aug 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	04 Aug 2025	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	23 Jun 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	23 Jun 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	26 Aug 2025	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	11 Dec 2024	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	22 Aug 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	26 Aug 2025	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	22 Aug 2024	2 files
  Scope declaration template	22 Aug 2024	1 files
  Use of the RBF	22 Aug 2024	1 files

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