Dongwon Atlantic bluefin and southern bluefin 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
  Proposed peer reviewers	06 May 2026	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed peer reviewers	06 May 2026	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	23 Feb 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	20 Feb 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	23 Feb 2026	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	20 Jan 2026	2 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	21 Nov 2025	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3779	Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3780	Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	47 (Atlantic, Southeast), 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	06 May 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed peer reviewers	06 May 2026	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	21 Nov 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	20 Jan 2026	2 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	21 Nov 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	21 Nov 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	23 Feb 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	20 Feb 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	23 Feb 2026	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	20 Nov 2025	1 files

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