Certifier : 
SCS Global Services
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
11 Sep 2024
Certificate expires : 
11 Sep 2029

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
    Variation Response 07 Oct 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Delay in certificate upload 01 Oct 2024 1 files
    Variation Request 29 Sep 2024 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 13 Sep 2024 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 11 Sep 2024 1 files
    Public certification report 11 Sep 2024 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 11 Sep 2024 1 files
  • Initial assessment (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2583 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest), 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-2579 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest), 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-2643 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2581 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2584 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2645 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2644 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2580 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2582 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 11 Sep 2024 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 11 Sep 2024 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (32.73 Kb) 13 Sep 2024
    Variation Request PDF (283.79 Kb) 29 Sep 2024
    Stakeholder Announcement: Delay in certificate upload PDF (166.15 Kb) 01 Oct 2024
    Variation Response PDF (123.03 Kb) 07 Oct 2024

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 11 Sep 2024 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 08 Aug 2024 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 11 Jun 2024 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 12 Jun 2024 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (267.04 Kb) 21 Mar 2024
    Variation Response PDF (121.56 Kb) 11 Apr 2024
    Variation Request PDF (184.00 Kb) 30 May 2024
    Variation Response PDF (117.32 Kb) 31 May 2024
    Variation Request PDF (314.70 Kb) 27 Jun 2024
    Variation Response PDF (113.67 Kb) 11 Jul 2024

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 25 Oct 2023 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 10 Nov 2022 1 files
    Stakeholder Input (ACDR) 13 Jan 2023 4 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document PDF (115.23 Kb) 25 Jan 2022

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 10 Nov 2022 1 files
    Use of the RBF 10 Nov 2022 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (200.65 Kb) 16 Feb 2022
    Variation Response PDF (122.44 Kb) 24 Feb 2022
    Variation Request PDF (205.62 Kb) 19 Apr 2022
    Variation Response PDF (114.61 Kb) 26 Apr 2022
    Variation Request PDF (218.74 Kb) 30 Nov 2022
    Variation Response PDF (121.77 Kb) 07 Dec 2022

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 10 Nov 2022 1 files

  • Early application of Section SE (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2645 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2584 Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Final Draft Report 07 Feb 2024 1 files
    Section SE Final Draft Report announcement 07 Feb 2024 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement 31 Oct 2023 1 files
    Section SE Public Comment Draft Report 30 Oct 2023 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 09 Jun 2023 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Announcement 19 Apr 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (178.72 Kb) 06 Mar 2024

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 13 Apr 2023 1 files

  • Early application of Section SE (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2643 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2581 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Final Draft Report 07 Feb 2024 1 files
    Section SE Final Draft Report announcement 07 Feb 2024 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement 31 Oct 2023 1 files
    Section SE Public Comment Draft Report 31 Oct 2023 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 09 Jun 2023 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Announcement 13 Apr 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (176.10 Kb) 06 Mar 2024

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 13 Apr 2023 1 files

  • Early application of Section SE (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2644 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2580 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Final Draft Report 07 Feb 2024 1 files
    Section SE Final Draft Report announcement 07 Feb 2024 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement 31 Oct 2023 1 files
    Section SE Public Comment Draft Report 31 Oct 2023 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 09 Jun 2023 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Announcement 13 Apr 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (175.58 Kb) 06 Mar 2024

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 13 Apr 2023 1 files

  • Early application of Section SE (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2583 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest), 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-2579 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest), 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Final Draft Report 07 Feb 2024 1 files
    Section SE Final Draft Report announcement 07 Feb 2024 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement 31 Oct 2023 1 files
    Section SE Public Comment Draft Report 31 Oct 2023 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 09 Jun 2023 1 files

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Section SE Announcement 12 Apr 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (174.40 Kb) 06 Mar 2024

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 12 Apr 2023 1 files