Certifier : 
Bureau Veritas Certification
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
05 Mar 2019
Certificate expires : 
04 Sep 2024

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    Certificate withdrawn 22 Nov 2022 1 files
    Other document: SKJ UoC suspension corrective action plan 17 May 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 29 Nov 2021 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 20 Sep 2021 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 16 Sep 2021 1 files
    Public certification report 27 May 2021 1 files
    Public certification report and announcement 27 May 2021 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (561.25 Kb) 19 Oct 2020
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (561.25 Kb) 19 Oct 2020
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (34.96 Kb) 20 Aug 2019
  • Initial assessment (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1712 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): FAD Free sets 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 05 Mar 2019 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 05 Mar 2019 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 07 Feb 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 07 Feb 2019 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 20 Nov 2018 1 files
    Public comment draft report 20 Nov 2018 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 24 Jul 2018 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 11 Sep 2017 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: New consultation period PDF (96.01 Kb) 12 Jun 2018

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 24 Jul 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1712 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): FAD Free sets 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 20 Sep 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 29 Nov 2021 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (26.61 Kb) 22 Nov 2022

  • Scope Extension (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2502 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): FSC sets 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 27 May 2021 1 files
    Public certification report and announcement 27 May 2021 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document: SKJ UoC suspension corrective action plan PDF (115.34 Kb) 17 May 2022
    Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (215.73 Kb) 16 Sep 2021

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 04 May 2021 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 04 May 2021 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 19 Mar 2021 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 19 Mar 2021 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 26 Nov 2020 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 24 Sep 2020 1 files
    Stakeholder input 26 Oct 2020 1 files

    Scope extension announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Scope extension announcement 24 Sep 2020 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 19 Nov 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1712 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): FAD Free sets 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 12 Mar 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 Oct 2020 1 files