Dakartuna Atlantic pole and line 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
  Stakeholder Announcement	07 Feb 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	06 Feb 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	04 Feb 2025	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report = Open consultation	16 Jan 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	16 Jan 2025	1 files
  Scope declaration template	16 Jan 2025	1 files
  Timeline: Timeline	16 Jan 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Variation Response	PDF (115.21 Kb)	06 Feb 2025

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3235	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3233	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-3234	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	16 Jan 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (114.84 Kb)	04 Feb 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (124.70 Kb)	07 Feb 2025

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	16 Jan 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	16 Jan 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	16 Jan 2025	1 files

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