Tri Marine Pacific Ocean longline 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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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Variation Response	11 Apr 2024	1 files
  Variation Request	21 Mar 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement	06 Mar 2024	1 files
  Public comment draft report	12 Feb 2024	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	12 Feb 2024	2 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 Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	12 Feb 2024	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	12 Feb 2024	2 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

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  Peer review

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

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  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

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  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

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	10 Nov 2022	1 files

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• 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

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  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

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  Peer review

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

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  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

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	13 Apr 2023	1 files

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• 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

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  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

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  Peer review

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

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  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

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	13 Apr 2023	1 files

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• 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

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  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

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  Peer review

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

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  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

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	13 Apr 2023	1 files

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• 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

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  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

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  Peer review

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

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  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

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	12 Apr 2023	1 files

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