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
  Gap analysis	31 Oct 2025	1 files
  Vessel List	31 Oct 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	16 Oct 2025	1 files
  Scope extension announcement	09 Oct 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	09 Oct 2025	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	07 Oct 2025	1 files
  Timeline: Timeline	07 Oct 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Gap analysis	PDF (257.88 Kb)	31 Oct 2025
  Vessel List	PDF (83.17 Kb)	31 Oct 2025
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (240.81 Kb)	09 Sep 2025

• 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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• Scope Extension (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

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

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	07 Oct 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (197.72 Kb)	09 Oct 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (39.45 Kb)	16 Oct 2025

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Scope extension announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope extension announcement	09 Oct 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	07 Oct 2025	1 files

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