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
Stakeholder Announcement	31 Oct 2025	1 files
Variation Response	29 Oct 2025	1 files
Variation Request	27 Oct 2025	1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report	08 Oct 2025	1 files
Scope declaration template	08 Oct 2025	1 files
Fishery announcement template	06 Oct 2025	1 files
Timeline: Assessment timeline	03 Oct 2025	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
Announcement Comment Draft Report	08 Oct 2025	1 files

Other Documents	File type	Published on
Variation Request	PDF (196.62 Kb)	27 Oct 2025
Variation Response	PDF (39.09 Kb)	29 Oct 2025

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

Other Documents	File type	Published on
Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (132.78 Kb)	31 Oct 2025

Documents	Published on	Files
Assessment timeline	03 Oct 2025	1 files