Certifier : 
Intertek Certification Limited
Certified status : 
Withdrawn

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    Certificate withdrawn 30 Oct 2012 1 files
    Variation Request 17 Nov 2011 1 files
    Variation Response 18 Nov 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Oct 2011 2 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 18 Aug 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 28 Oct 2010 1 files
    Public certification announcement 03 Nov 2009 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2008)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0195 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 03 Nov 2009 2 files
    Public certification announcement 03 Nov 2009 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 08 Oct 2009 2 files
    Final report and determination announcement 08 Oct 2009 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 28 Jul 2009 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 28 Jul 2009 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 19 Dec 2008 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 24 Nov 2008 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 14 Oct 2008 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 14 Oct 2008 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0195 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 18 Aug 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Oct 2011 2 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate withdrawn 30 Oct 2012 1 files
    Variation Request 17 Nov 2011 1 files
    Variation Response 18 Nov 2011 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0195 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance report 28 Oct 2010 1 files