New Zealand albacore tuna troll

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
  Surveillance report	16 Jan 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	31 Mar 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Jan 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance Deviation Announcement	14 Oct 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Section SE Completion	05 Mar 2024	1 files
  Section SE Final Draft Report	07 Feb 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance Deviation Announcement	PDF (217.38 Kb)	14 Oct 2024
  Vessel List	PDF (234.46 Kb)	16 Aug 2022
  Stakeholder Announcement: Mega Tuna VR update	PDF (561.25 Kb)	19 Oct 2020
  Stakeholder Announcement: Mega Tuna VR update	PDF (561.25 Kb)	19 Oct 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (110.71 Kb)	27 Mar 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (2120.50 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (2120.50 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (2120.50 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (2120.50 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (2120.50 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Variation Request	PDF (322.62 Kb)	14 Feb 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	12 Aug 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	12 Aug 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	12 Aug 2022	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	16 Jun 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	16 Jun 2022	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	12 May 2022	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	12 May 2022	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	10 Jun 2022	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	16 Feb 2022	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	11 Nov 2021	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	01 Dec 2021	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	05 Nov 2021	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	11 Jan 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	16 Jan 2026	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Jan 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	31 Mar 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	10 Oct 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Jan 2024	1 files

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• Early application of Section SE (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Final Draft Report announcement	07 Feb 2024	1 files
  Section SE Final Draft Report	07 Feb 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Section SE Completion	05 Mar 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Public Comment Draft Report	31 Oct 2023	1 files
  Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement	31 Oct 2023	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	09 Jun 2023	1 files

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  Announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Announcement	14 Apr 2023	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	13 Feb 2017	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	14 Feb 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination announcement	16 Jan 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination	16 Jan 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	19 Jan 2017	1 files
  Variation Response	19 Jan 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	15 Nov 2016	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	15 Nov 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Revised Timeline	29 Dec 2016	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	02 Aug 2016	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	18 Feb 2016	2 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Fishery entering P1 Harmonisation Pilot	18 Feb 2016	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	29 Dec 2016	1 files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	18 Feb 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	05 Nov 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	03 Feb 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	31 Jan 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Aug 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Jan 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Feb 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	22 Dec 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Feb 2018	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2009)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	17 May 2011	1 files
  Public certification announcement	17 May 2011	1 files

  There was an objection accepted to the final report and determination for this fishery.
  The Independent Adjudicator’s final decision is included in the Public Certification Report.
  Please email standards@msc.org to request the documents related to this objection.

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	10 Feb 2011	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	10 Feb 2011	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	23 Nov 2010	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	23 Nov 2010	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	23 Jun 2009	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	17 Jun 2009	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	08 May 2009	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Peer reviewer proposed for pilot harmonisation meeting	17 Mar 2016	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	08 May 2009	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 May 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Aug 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 May 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	24 Jun 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	06 May 2014	1 files
  Variation Response	20 May 2014	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	25 Apr 2013	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Jun 2013	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	25 Apr 2013	1 files
  Variation Response	25 Apr 2013	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0135	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Trolling lines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 Apr 2012	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 Jun 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	18 Oct 2011	1 files
  Variation Response	18 Oct 2011	1 files

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