Philippine small-scale yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) handline 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
  Variation Response	19 Mar 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	14 Mar 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 May 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement	06 Mar 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Feb 2024	1 files
  Section SE Final Draft Report	07 Feb 2024	1 files
  Section SE Final Draft Report announcement	07 Feb 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Variation Response	PDF (117.31 Kb)	19 Mar 2025
  Variation Request	PDF (888.18 Kb)	14 Mar 2025
  Vessel List	PDF (413.13 Kb)	24 Oct 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (115.23 Kb)	09 Sep 2021
  Stakeholder Announcement: MEGVAR update	PDF (561.25 Kb)	03 Nov 2020

• Initial assessment (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2411	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): handline with anchored FADs	71 (Pacific, Western Central)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	02 Jun 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	19 Oct 2021	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (581.74 Kb)	19 Oct 2021

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	21 Sep 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination	21 Sep 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	18 Jun 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	18 Jun 2021	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	02 Sep 2021	2 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	17 Feb 2021	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	30 Sep 2020	1 files
  Stakeholder Input (ACDR)	02 Sep 2021	3 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (182.35 Kb)	27 Aug 2021

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	30 Sep 2020	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	23 Sep 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2411	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): handline with anchored FADs	71 (Pacific, Western Central)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Feb 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 May 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-2411	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): handline with anchored FADs	71 (Pacific, Western Central)

  Final Draft Report and determination

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

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  Public Comment Draft Report

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

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Announcement	12 Apr 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (175.58 Kb)	06 Mar 2024

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	12 Apr 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2411	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): handline with anchored FADs	71 (Pacific, Western Central)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	27 Feb 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	14 Apr 2023	1 files

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