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
  Public Comment Draft Report	09 Sep 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	09 Sep 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement = Open consultation	03 Sep 2025	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	24 Aug 2025	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	23 Jul 2025	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	14 May 2025	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	14 May 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Variation Response	PDF (114.24 Kb)	13 Mar 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (112.90 Kb)	11 Mar 2025
  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)

  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	09 Sep 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	03 Sep 2025	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	14 May 2025	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	16 Jan 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	09 Sep 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (166.72 Kb)	12 Mar 2025
  Other document: Stakeholder Input	PDF (222.00 Kb)	17 Mar 2025
  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
  Assessment timeline	24 Aug 2025	1 files
  Timeline	16 Jan 2025	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-3234	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)

  Peer review

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

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  Announcement

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

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (191.23 Kb)	14 Apr 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (121.85 Kb)	09 May 2025

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	14 May 2025	1 files

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