Tuna Alliance Atlantic albacore longline 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
  Variation Response	20 Jun 2022	1 files
  Variation Request	15 Jun 2022	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report = Open consultation	10 Jun 2022	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	10 Jun 2022	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2701	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline	31 (Atlantic, Western Central), 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central)
    UoC-2702	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline	41 (Atlantic, Southwest), 47 (Atlantic, Southeast)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	10 Jun 2022	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	10 Jun 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (205.29 Kb)	15 Jun 2022
  Variation Response	PDF (122.65 Kb)	20 Jun 2022

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