Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn

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.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Certificate withdrawn 11 Sep 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Issue of suspension 11 Aug 2023 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 16 Jun 2023 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Negative traceability determination 27 Dec 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 27 Dec 2022 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation 28 Nov 2022 1 files
    Variation Response 24 Nov 2022 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (208.34 Kb) 11 Sep 2024
    Stakeholder Announcement: Issue of suspension PDF (604.56 Kb) 11 Aug 2023
    Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (692.72 Kb) 16 Jun 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Negative traceability determination PDF (196.64 Kb) 27 Dec 2022
    Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation PDF (501.49 Kb) 28 Nov 2022
    Variation Response PDF (130.40 Kb) 24 Nov 2022
    Variation Request PDF (426.49 Kb) 11 Nov 2022
    Other document: CABs joint announcement MEGVAR PDF (561.25 Kb) 16 Oct 2020
    Other document: CABs joint announcement MEGVAR PDF (561.25 Kb) 16 Oct 2020
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (426.81 Kb) 14 May 2019
  • Initial assessment (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1742 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1744 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-1864 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1743 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1745 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1865 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 12 Mar 2019 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 12 Mar 2019 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 14 Feb 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination 14 Feb 2019 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 18 Dec 2018 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 18 Dec 2018 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 11 Oct 2018 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 18 Dec 2017 1 files
    Use of the RBF 19 Dec 2017 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: Change to UoA 26 Jun 2018 1 files
    Other document: Revised Timeline 29 Aug 2018 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement 15 Sep 2018 1 files
    Variation Request 11 May 2018 1 files
    Variation Response 12 Jun 2018 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 15 Dec 2017 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1742 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1744 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-1864 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1743 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1745 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1865 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 26 Aug 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 27 Dec 2022 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1742 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1744 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-1864 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1743 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1745 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1865 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 24 Jun 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 12 Jan 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised site visit date 26 Jul 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1742 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1744 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-1864 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1743 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and Line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1745 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line 61 (Pacific, Northwest), 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1865 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Feb 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 May 2020 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Site visit change to remote 12 Mar 2020 1 files