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.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	16 Jul 2026	1 files
  Vessel List	16 Jul 2026	1 files
  Public certification report	15 Jul 2026	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	15 Jul 2026	1 files
  Other document: Stakeholder comments at the PCDR	13 Jul 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	23 Jun 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	23 Jun 2026	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

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

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	15 Jul 2026	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	15 Jul 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	16 Jul 2026	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	23 Jun 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	23 Jun 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Stakeholder comments at the PCDR	13 Jul 2026	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

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

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  Peer review

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

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  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

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  Fishery announcement

  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
  Vessel List	16 Jul 2026	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	08 May 2026	1 files

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