SUSTUNA Purse seine tuna 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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Documents	Published On	Files
Public Comment Draft Report	18 May 2026	1 files
Public Comment Draft Report announcement = Open consultation	18 May 2026	1 files
Timeline: Assessment timeline	08 May 2026	1 files
Stakeholder Announcement	04 Mar 2026	1 files
Variation Response	02 Mar 2026	1 files
Stakeholder input (ACDR)	19 Feb 2026	1 files
Variation Request	19 Feb 2026	1 files

MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
UoC-3684	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): dolphin-associated, unassociated and FADs	77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
UoC-3682	Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): dolphin-associated, unassociated and FADs	77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
UoC-3683	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines): dolphin-associated, unassociated and FADs	77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

Documents	Published on	Files
Public Comment Draft Report	18 May 2026	1 files
Public Comment Draft Report announcement	18 May 2026	1 files

Documents	Published on	Files
Proposed peer reviewers	18 Feb 2026	1 files

Documents	Published on	Files
Announcement Comment Draft Report	08 Oct 2025	1 files
Stakeholder input (ACDR)	19 Feb 2026	1 files

Other Documents	Published on	Files
Variation Request	19 Feb 2026	1 files
Variation Response	02 Mar 2026	1 files

Documents	Published on	Files
Scope declaration template	08 Oct 2025	1 files
Fishery announcement template	06 Oct 2025	1 files

Other Documents	Published on	Files
Stakeholder Announcement	04 Mar 2026	1 files

Documents	Published on	Files
Assessment timeline	08 May 2026	1 files