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SCS Global Services
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Withdrawn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    Certificate withdrawn 14 Mar 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement 06 Mar 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement 06 Mar 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement 06 Mar 2024 1 files
    Section SE Final Draft Report 07 Feb 2024 1 files
    Section SE Final Draft Report 07 Feb 2024 1 files
    Section SE Final Draft Report 07 Feb 2024 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Other document: Announcement of UoA withdrawal PDF (127.26 Kb) 27 Jul 2023
  • Initial assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2629 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 07 Nov 2022 1 files
    Public comment draft report 07 Nov 2022 1 files
    Stakeholder input (PCDR) 08 Dec 2022 6 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 04 May 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 13 Dec 2021 1 files
    Stakeholder Input (ACDR) 22 Feb 2022 4 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 13 Dec 2021 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (202.24 Kb) 16 Feb 2022
    Variation Response PDF (123.15 Kb) 17 Feb 2022

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 13 Dec 2021 1 files

  • Initial assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2625 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
      UoC-2630 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 51 (Indian Ocean, Western), 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
      UoC-2623 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2626 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-2627 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
      UoC-2624 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder input (PCDR) 13 Dec 2022 3 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 04 May 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 13 Dec 2021 1 files
    Stakeholder Input (ACDR) 22 Feb 2022 4 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 13 Dec 2021 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (202.24 Kb) 16 Feb 2022
    Variation Response PDF (123.15 Kb) 17 Feb 2022

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 13 Dec 2021 1 files

  • Initial assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2625 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
      UoC-2623 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2626 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-2627 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
      UoC-2624 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 16 Aug 2023 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 21 Jul 2023 1 files
    Stakeholder input (PCDR) 13 Dec 2022 3 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (214.00 Kb) 26 Jan 2023
    Variation Response PDF (138.65 Kb) 31 Jan 2023
    Other document: Fishery name change PDF (126.21 Kb) 27 Jul 2023

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 04 May 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 13 Dec 2021 1 files
    Stakeholder Input (ACDR) 22 Feb 2022 4 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 13 Dec 2021 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (202.24 Kb) 16 Feb 2022
    Variation Response PDF (123.15 Kb) 17 Feb 2022

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 13 Dec 2021 1 files

  • Early application of Section SE (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2624 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Set 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 31 Oct 2023 1 files
    Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement 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-2623 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Set 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-2625 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 81 (Pacific, Southwest)

    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