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Hawaii longline swordfish, bigeye and yellowfin tuna fishery

Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
In Assessment

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 Input (ACDR) 05 Jan 2022 3 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Site visit date change 30 Nov 2021 1 files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 25 Oct 2021 1 files
    Fishery announcement template 25 Oct 2021 1 files
    Use of the RBF 25 Oct 2021 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Variation Response PDF (121.53 Kb) 22 Oct 2021
    Variation Request PDF (185.60 Kb) 02 Sep 2021
  • Initial assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2592 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Deep-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2595 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Deep-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2587 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Shallow-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2590 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Shallow-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2591 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Deep-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2586 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Shallow-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2594 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Deep-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2593 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Deep-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2588 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Shallow-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2589 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines: Shallow-set pelagic longline 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 25 Oct 2021 1 files
    Stakeholder Input (ACDR) 05 Jan 2022 3 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Use of the RBF 25 Oct 2021 1 files
    Fishery announcement template 25 Oct 2021 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 21 Oct 2021 1 files