Marine Stewardship Council
Certifier : 
Control Union (UK) Limited
Certified status : 
Certified with Unit(s) in Assessment
Certified since : 
08 Aug 2024
Certificate expires : 
07 Aug 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
    Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation 09 Oct 2025 1 files
    Variation Response 08 Oct 2025 1 files
    Scope extension announcement = Open consultation 03 Oct 2025 1 files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report = Open consultation 02 Oct 2025 1 files
    Timeline: Assessment timeline 02 Oct 2025 1 files
    Scope declaration template 02 Oct 2025 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Oct 2025 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance PDF (201.12 Kb) 18 Jun 2025
    Gap analysis PDF (659.39 Kb) 28 Nov 2024
    Gap analysis PDF (627.00 Kb) 11 Oct 2024
  • Initial assessment (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2288 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and line (including troll line); rod and reel (including hand line) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 19 Aug 2024 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 08 Aug 2024 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final Draft Report and determination 17 Jul 2024 1 files
    Final Draft Report and determination announcement 17 Jul 2024 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public Comment Draft Report 14 Jun 2024 1 files
    Public Comment Draft Report announcement 14 Jun 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder input (PCDR) 14 Jun 2024 3 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 20 Mar 2024 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 18 Dec 2023 1 files
    Stakeholder input (ACDR) 19 Feb 2024 3 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (410.93 Kb) 18 Dec 2023

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Scope declaration template 18 Dec 2023 1 files
    Fishery announcement template 18 Dec 2023 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 17 Jul 2024 1 files

  • Scope Extension (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-3685 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and line (including troll line); Rod and reel (including hand line) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 02 Oct 2025 1 files
    Scope declaration template 02 Oct 2025 1 files

    Scope extension announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Scope extension announcement 03 Oct 2025 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (199.34 Kb) 02 Oct 2025
    Variation Response PDF (39.06 Kb) 08 Oct 2025
    Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation PDF (236.27 Kb) 09 Oct 2025

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 02 Oct 2025 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2288 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Pole and line (including troll line); rod and reel (including hand line) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Oct 2025 1 files