SATHOAN French Mediterranean Bluefin tuna artisanal longline and 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.

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

• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Public certification report	12 Nov 2025	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	12 Nov 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	02 Oct 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	02 Oct 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	02 Oct 2025	2 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	15 Aug 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	15 Aug 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Variation Response	PDF (155.00 Kb)	07 Aug 2025
  Variation Request	PDF (233.61 Kb)	05 Aug 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (78.52 Kb)	07 Nov 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (199.33 Kb)	06 Nov 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 4 surveillance	PDF (219.11 Kb)	09 Jul 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 3 surveillance	PDF (210.65 Kb)	13 Oct 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 2 surveillance	PDF (495.50 Kb)	08 Sep 2022
  Stakeholder Announcement: MEGVAR update	PDF (561.25 Kb)	03 Nov 2020
  Variation Response	PDF (123.33 Kb)	25 Mar 2020
  Variation Request	PDF (162.55 Kb)	20 Mar 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (190.68 Kb)	08 Aug 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1923	Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline, handline and pole-lines are also used	37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	12 Nov 2025	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	12 Nov 2025	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	15 Aug 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	15 Aug 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	02 Oct 2025	2 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	05 Feb 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Shortlisted peer reviewers	05 Feb 2025	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	08 Nov 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	06 Dec 2024	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	02 Oct 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	02 Oct 2025	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	08 Nov 2024	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	08 Nov 2024	1 files
  Use of the RBF	08 Nov 2024	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	13 Aug 2025	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1923	Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline, handline and pole-lines are also used	37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	04 Mar 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	26 Oct 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	18 Jan 2022	1 files
  Variation Response	19 Jan 2022	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination announcement	01 Oct 2020	1 files
  Final report and determination	01 Oct 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Revised Timeline following VR	09 Apr 2020	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	24 Mar 2020	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	24 Mar 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Notice of intent to review new information	27 Jun 2019	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Consultation period 30 days extension	17 Apr 2020	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: UoA Description - geographical range of the fishery wording	20 Mar 2020	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	26 Feb 2019	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	25 Sep 2018	1 files
  Use of the RBF	25 Sep 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Change to use of RBF	26 Oct 2018	1 files
  Other document: Revised Timeline	26 Feb 2019	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	14 Apr 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1923	Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline, handline and pole-lines are also used	37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Nov 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 May 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder advisory	28 Apr 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	05 Mar 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	10 Mar 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1923	Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline, handline and pole-lines are also used	37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Dec 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	14 Jun 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	02 Apr 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	11 Mar 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: TL attending Y3S SV remotely	08 Feb 2024	1 files
  Variation Request	21 Mar 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	25 Mar 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1923	Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline, handline and pole-lines are also used	37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Oct 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	19 May 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted Variation Request	20 Jan 2023	1 files
  Variation Request	18 Jan 2023	1 files
  Variation Response	18 Jan 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1923	Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline, handline and pole-lines are also used	37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Oct 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	14 Feb 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement	13 Oct 2021	1 files
  Variation Request	07 Jan 2022	1 files
  Variation Response	11 Jan 2022	1 files

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