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
  Surveillance report	29 Apr 2026	1 files
  Section SE Announcement	10 Apr 2026	1 files
  Timeline: Timeline	10 Apr 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	03 Feb 2026	1 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

• 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	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	19 Apr 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	23 Apr 2024	1 files

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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	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement	05 Mar 2024	1 files
  Variation Request	09 Feb 2024	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	01 Mar 2024	1 files

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• Early application of Section SE (started 2026)

  • 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)

  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Announcement	10 Apr 2026	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	10 Apr 2026	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2026)

  • 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)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	03 Feb 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 Apr 2026	1 files

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