Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
15 Jul 2024
Certificate expires : 
14 Jul 2029

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
    Timeline: Assessment timeline 15 Jul 2024 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 15 Jul 2024 1 files
    Other document: Timeline 15 Jul 2024 1 files
    Public certification report 15 Jul 2024 1 files
    Public certification report 15 Jul 2024 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 15 Jul 2024 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 15 Jul 2024 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Variation Response PDF (118.12 Kb) 31 Jul 2023
  • Initial assessment (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2852 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2853 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report announcement 15 Jul 2024 1 files
    Public certification report 15 Jul 2024 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 17 Jun 2024 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 25 Jun 2024 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 13 May 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder input (PCDR) 13 May 2024 1 files
    Public comment draft report 13 May 2024 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 26 Jul 2023 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Input (ACDR) 05 May 2023 1 files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 10 Nov 2022 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Use of the RBF 02 Aug 2023 1 files
    Fishery announcement template 10 Nov 2022 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 15 Jul 2024 1 files

  • Initial assessment (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2791 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2796 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2795 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2792 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2790 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2794 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2793 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2789 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report announcement 15 Jul 2024 1 files
    Public certification report 15 Jul 2024 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (555.65 Kb) 15 Jul 2024

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 25 Jun 2024 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 17 Jun 2024 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 13 May 2024 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 13 May 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder input (PCDR) 13 May 2024 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Swordfish UoA withdrawal and change to fishery name PDF (207.27 Kb) 13 May 2024

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 26 Jul 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Shortlist of potential peer reviewers PDF (610.09 Kb) 27 Jul 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Advisory on accepting data past the 30 day deadline PDF (607.35 Kb) 03 Aug 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: Shortlist of peer reviewers PDF (610.91 Kb) 11 Aug 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: RBF announcement PDF (674.35 Kb) 03 Nov 2023
    Variation Request PDF (224.09 Kb) 10 Apr 2024
    Variation Response PDF (118.66 Kb) 18 Apr 2024
    Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation PDF (218.82 Kb) 19 Apr 2024
    Variation Request PDF (225.84 Kb) 19 Jul 2023

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 10 Nov 2022 1 files
    Stakeholder Input (ACDR) 05 May 2023 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 10 Nov 2022 1 files
    Use of the RBF 02 Aug 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation PDF (501.51 Kb) 10 Nov 2022
    Stakeholder Announcement: FA site visit postponed PDF (488.55 Kb) 16 Dec 2022
    Stakeholder Announcement: FA site visit confirmed PDF (496.67 Kb) 22 Feb 2023
    Variation Request PDF (424.13 Kb) 05 Sep 2022
    Variation Response PDF (119.56 Kb) 14 Sep 2022

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 05 Feb 2024 1 files

  • Early application of Section SE (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2789 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2793 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern 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
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Section SE completion PDF (224.31 Kb) 05 Mar 2024

    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
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document PDF (216.73 Kb) 01 Dec 2023

    Peer review

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

    Announcement

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

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 06 Feb 2024 1 files

  • Early application of Section SE (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2791 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2795 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern 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
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Section SE completion PDF (259.84 Kb) 05 Mar 2024

    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

    Peer review

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

    Announcement

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

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 06 Feb 2024 1 files

  • Early application of Section SE (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2794 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2790 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 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
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Section SE completion PDF (246.82 Kb) 05 Mar 2024

    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

    Peer review

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

    Announcement

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

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 06 Feb 2024 1 files