Ghanaian Atlantic Ocean skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine 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 announcement	22 Jan 2026	1 files
  Public certification report	21 Jan 2026	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	21 Jan 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	23 Dec 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	23 Dec 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	23 Dec 2025	2 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	05 Nov 2025	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3200	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
    UoC-3202	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	22 Jan 2026	1 files
  Public certification report	21 Jan 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	21 Jan 2026	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	23 Dec 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	23 Dec 2025	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	05 Nov 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	05 Nov 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	23 Dec 2025	2 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	12 Feb 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed peer reviewers	12 Feb 2025	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	04 Oct 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	29 Nov 2024	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	04 Oct 2024	1 files
  Use of the RBF	19 Dec 2024	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	04 Oct 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change to SV dates	15 Nov 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change to team	30 Oct 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: RBF not required	21 May 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Updated RBF information pack	19 Dec 2024	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	04 Nov 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-3202	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

  Peer review

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

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed PRs	23 Jul 2025	1 files

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  Announcement

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

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	12 May 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	04 Apr 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	09 May 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	09 May 2025	1 files

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