Southern Africa Sustainable Tuna Association (SASTUNA) albacore pole-line 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.

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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Public certification report	18 Dec 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	18 Dec 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	05 Dec 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	27 Nov 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	24 Oct 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	16 Oct 2024	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	10 Jul 2024	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3145	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated)	47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	18 Dec 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	18 Dec 2024	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	27 Nov 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	05 Dec 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	24 Oct 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	16 Oct 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	10 Jul 2024	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	17 Jun 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	02 Apr 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (214.87 Kb)	19 Apr 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (124.80 Kb)	23 Apr 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (222.45 Kb)	23 Feb 2024

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	17 Jun 2024	1 files
  Scope declaration template	01 Feb 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (176.21 Kb)	05 Mar 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (200.99 Kb)	09 Feb 2024

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	01 Mar 2024	1 files

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