Australia southern bluefin tuna longline and minor line 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
  Use of the RBF = Open consultation	23 Sep 2024	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report = Open consultation	20 Sep 2024	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	20 Sep 2024	1 files
  Scope declaration template	20 Sep 2024	1 files
  Timeline: Timeline	20 Sep 2024	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	19 Sep 2024	1 files

• Inital Assessment v2.3 (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3188	Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)	Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): pole and line and trolling	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-3187	Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 71 (Pacific, Western Central), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	20 Sep 2024	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	20 Sep 2024	1 files
  Use of the RBF	23 Sep 2024	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	20 Sep 2024	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	20 Sep 2024	1 files
  Assessment timeline	19 Sep 2024	1 files

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