Certifier : 
LRQA (Seafood) Limited
Certified status : 
Not certified

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: Revised Timeline 25 Mar 2013 1 files
    Public certification announcement 26 Oct 2010 1 files
    Public certification report 26 Oct 2010 1 files
    Final report and determination 23 Sep 2010 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 23 Sep 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report 05 Aug 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 05 Aug 2010 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2009)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0198 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
      UoC-0186 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
      UoC-0185 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
      UoC-0197 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
      UoC-0187 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
      UoC-0199 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
      UoC-0196 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)
      UoC-0184 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 26 Oct 2010 1 files
    Public certification announcement 26 Oct 2010 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 23 Sep 2010 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 23 Sep 2010 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 05 Aug 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 05 Aug 2010 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 29 May 2009 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Revised Timeline PDF (251.55 Kb) 25 Mar 2013

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 29 May 2009 1 files
    Use of the RBF 02 Jun 2009 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 18 Feb 2009 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 18 Feb 2009 1 files