Certifier : 
SCS Global Services
Certified status : 
Withdrawn
Certified since : 
28 Nov 2019
Certificate expires : 
28 May 2025

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    Certificate withdrawn 15 Nov 2024 1 files
    Gap analysis 13 Aug 2024 1 files
    Vessel List 13 Aug 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
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate withdrawn PDF (200.65 Kb) 15 Nov 2024
    Vessel List PDF (1458.13 Kb) 13 Aug 2024
    Gap analysis PDF (236.65 Kb) 13 Aug 2024
    Gap analysis PDF (317.80 Kb) 19 Mar 2024
    Gap analysis PDF (236.78 Kb) 18 Sep 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement: MEGVAR update PDF (561.25 Kb) 03 Nov 2020
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (80.45 Kb) 25 Nov 2019
  • Initial assessment (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1998 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1999 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 25 Nov 2019 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 25 Nov 2019 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination announcement 05 Nov 2019 1 files
    Final report and determination 04 Nov 2019 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 04 Sep 2019 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 04 Sep 2019 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 16 Jul 2019 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 10 Jan 2019 1 files
    Use of the RBF 10 Jan 2019 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 20 Jun 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1998 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-2636 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1999 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 27 Jun 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 02 Oct 2023 1 files

  • Early application of Section SE (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1999 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 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 25 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-1998 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 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 (174.40 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-2636 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 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 12 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 12 Apr 2023 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1998 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1999 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 27 May 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 16 Sep 2022 1 files

  • Scope Extension (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2636 Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 28 Oct 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 28 Oct 2022 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (289.98 Kb) 28 Oct 2022

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 08 Sep 2022 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 08 Sep 2022 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 15 Jul 2022 1 files
    Public comment draft report 10 Aug 2022 1 files
    Stakeholder input (PCDR) 12 Aug 2022 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 16 Mar 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 23 Dec 2021 1 files
    Stakeholder input (ACDR) 20 Jan 2022 1 files

    Scope extension announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Scope extension announcement 23 Dec 2021 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 23 Dec 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1998 Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)
      UoC-1999 Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Pelagic longline 71 (Pacific, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 28 May 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 02 Sep 2020 1 files