Australia Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (albacore tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and swordfish)

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
  Vessel List	24 Sep 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Sep 2024	1 files
  Vessel List	14 Aug 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	10 Jun 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	14 Mar 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of final report	05 Mar 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of final report	05 Mar 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance audit	PDF (93.04 Kb)	23 Jan 2024
  Vessel List	PDF (488.55 Kb)	16 Oct 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (478.09 Kb)	28 Nov 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (479.19 Kb)	20 Apr 2022
  Stakeholder Announcement: MegVAR	PDF (561.25 Kb)	19 Oct 2020
  Stakeholder Announcement: MegVAR	PDF (561.25 Kb)	19 Oct 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (79.79 Kb)	28 Aug 2020
  Variation Response	PDF (109.91 Kb)	20 Jan 2020
  Variation Request	PDF (118.24 Kb)	20 Jan 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (151.07 Kb)	20 Aug 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (2200.00 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (2200.00 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (2200.00 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (2200.00 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Variation Request	PDF (322.62 Kb)	14 Feb 2019
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (130.28 Kb)	14 Sep 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (86.72 Kb)	12 May 2017
  Variation Response	PDF (196.83 Kb)	12 May 2017

• Re-Assessment (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2284	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1070	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	26 Aug 2020	1 files
  Public certification report	26 Aug 2020	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	28 Jul 2020	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	28 Jul 2020	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	27 May 2020	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	27 May 2020	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	02 Apr 2020	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	25 Nov 2019	1 files
  Stakeholder input	10 Feb 2020	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	25 Nov 2019	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	25 Nov 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2284	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1070	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	10 Jun 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Sep 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Response	PDF (121.80 Kb)	14 Mar 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (507.14 Kb)	04 Mar 2024
  Vessel List	PDF (389.65 Kb)	14 Aug 2024

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2284	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1070	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 May 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Aug 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (488.34 Kb)	12 Jul 2023

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• Early application of Section SE (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Final Draft Report and determination

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

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of final report	PDF (123.68 Kb)	05 Mar 2024

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement	05 Dec 2023	1 files
  Section SE Public Comment Draft Report	29 Oct 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder input	05 Feb 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

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

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  Stakeholder Input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder input	31 May 2023	1 files

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  Announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Announcement	13 Apr 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	05 Feb 2024	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-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Final Draft Report and determination

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

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of final report	PDF (123.68 Kb)	05 Mar 2024

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement	05 Dec 2023	1 files
  Section SE Public Comment Draft Report	29 Oct 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder input	05 Feb 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

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

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  Stakeholder Input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder input	31 May 2023	1 files

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  Announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Announcement	13 Apr 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	05 Feb 2024	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-2284	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Final Draft Report announcement	07 Feb 2024	2 files
  Section SE Final Draft Report	07 Feb 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of final report	PDF (123.68 Kb)	05 Mar 2024

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Section SE Public Comment Draft Report Announcement	05 Dec 2023	1 files
  Section SE Public Comment Draft Report	29 Oct 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder input	05 Feb 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

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

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  Stakeholder Input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder input	15 May 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

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	05 Feb 2024	1 files
  Timeline	05 Feb 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2284	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1070	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Mar 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	12 Aug 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (488.63 Kb)	27 Jul 2022

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• Initial Assessment (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1070	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	27 Aug 2015	1 files
  Public certification announcement	27 Aug 2015	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Other document: Peer reviewer proposed for pilot harmonisation meeting	PDF (299.16 Kb)	17 Mar 2016
  Other document: Participation in P1 pilot process	PDF (317.18 Kb)	23 Feb 2016
  List of client group members	PDF (26.96 Kb)	27 Aug 2015

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	04 Aug 2015	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	04 Aug 2015	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	28 May 2015	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	28 May 2015	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	14 May 2015	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	26 May 2015	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	10 Jun 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Response	PDF (187.41 Kb)	16 Sep 2014
  Variation Request	PDF (320.08 Kb)	16 Sep 2014

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	01 May 2014	1 files
  Use of the RBF	01 May 2014	1 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	19 May 2015	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed assessment team	15 Apr 2014	1 files
  Stakeholder announcement	13 Mar 2014	1 files
  Confirmation of assessment team	28 Apr 2014	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	12 Mar 2015	2 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1070	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 Jul 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	26 Feb 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (92.59 Kb)	10 Oct 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (193.91 Kb)	15 Oct 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (189.62 Kb)	30 Oct 2019
  Variation Request	PDF (92.31 Kb)	29 Nov 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (196.64 Kb)	29 Nov 2019

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1070	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Dec 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	05 Apr 2019	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (444.65 Kb)	24 Sep 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (88.25 Kb)	15 Feb 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (208.13 Kb)	28 Feb 2019

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1070	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	05 Dec 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Mar 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1068	Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1070	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1071	Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Dec 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Mar 2017	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1476	Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)	Hooks And Lines - Set longlines	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Expedited audit announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Gap Analysis	08 Dec 2016	1 files
  Expedited assessment announcement	08 Dec 2016	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Expedited audit announcement	08 Dec 2016	1 files

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