Southeast US North Atlantic big eye tuna and yellowfin tuna

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
  Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate	18 Jun 2014	1 files
  Timeline: Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	13 May 2011	2 files
  Assessment tree announcement	02 Jul 2010	1 files
  Site visit announcement	02 Jul 2010	1 files
  Stakeholder announcement	07 Apr 2010	1 files

• Initial Assessment (started 2010)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0427	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	31 (Atlantic, Western Central)
    UoC-0428	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	02 Jul 2010	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	02 Jul 2010	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	07 Apr 2010	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate	18 Jun 2014	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	13 May 2011	2 files

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