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This table shows tuna fisheries worldwide that either have been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or are currently undergoing a full assessment to become certified.

Helping tuna fisheries to meet and maintain sustainability criteria to achieve the MSC certification standard is ISSF’s ultimate objective.

Tuna fishery names are linked to their pages on the MSC Track a Fishery site. You can sort or filter by column. This table is updated quarterly. It was last updated on March 4, 2024.

Fishery Name In Full Assessment (FA) or MSC Certfied (C) Fishing Grounds Gear Type(s) Tuna Species Date entered FA or Certified until
Fishery Name In Full Assessment (FA) or MSC Certfied (C) Fishing Grounds Gear Type(s) Tuna Species Date entered FA or Certified until
AAFA and WFOA North Pacific albacore tuna C North Pacific Ocean Troll ALB 14-May-2024
AAFA and WFOA South Pacific albacore tuna C South Pacific, eastern central Pacific Troll ALB 14-May-2024
American Samoa EEZ tuna longline fishery C American Samoa EEZ, WCPO Longline ALB, YFT, BET, SKJ 21-July-2028
Canada Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF) British Columbia Albacore Tuna North Pacific C Canada, British Columbia, EPO Troll ALB 7-Dec-2025
Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack tuna C Eastern Indian Ocean Purse seine free school and drifting FAD SKJ 8-May-2024
Fiji Albacore, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna longline C Fiji EEZ (including territorial and archipelagic waters) and adjoining high seas Longline ALB, BET, YFT 21-July-2028
French Polynesia albacore, yellowfin and swordfish longline fishery C WCPO Longline ALB, YFT, SWO 18-June-2024
Japanese Pole and Line skipjack and albacore tuna fishery C WCPO Pole-and-line ALB, SKJ 15-April-2027
Maldives pole & line skipjack tuna C Western Indian Ocean Pole-and-line SKJ 28-May-2028
New Zealand albacore tuna troll C New Zealand, southwest Pacific Troll ALB 12-Aug-2027
North Atlantic albacore artisanal fishery C Spain, Bay of Biscay, NAO Pole-and-line, troll ALB 6-Dec-2026
PNA Western and Central Pacific skipjack and yellowfin, unassociated / non FAD set, tuna purse seine C PNA WCPO Purse seine free school SKJ, YFT 21-Dec-2023
Solomon Islands skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine and pole and line C Solomon Islands WCPO – EEZ and Main Group Archipelago Purse seine and pole-and-line SKJ, YFT 1-June-2026
SZLC, CSFC & FZLC Cook Islands EEZ South Pacific albacore, yellowfin and bigeye longline C Cook Islands EEZ Longline ALB, BET, YFT 11-Feb-2026
Tri Marine Western and Central Pacific Skipjack, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna Fishery C WCPO Purse seine BET, SKJ, YFT 1-Sept-2026
US North Atlantic swordfish, yellowfin and albacore tuna fishery C US N. Atlantic Longline ALB, SWO, YFT 13-Feb-2029
Australia Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (albacore tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and swordfish) C WCPO Longline ALB, BET, SWO, YFT 26-Feb-2026
WPSTA Western Central Pacific skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye purse seine fishery C WCPO Purse seine BET, SKJ, YFT 20-Dec-2028
Pan Pacific yellowfin, bigeye and albacore longline fishery C WCPO High Seas Longline ALB, BET, YFT 25-Dec-2025
PNG Fishing Industry Association’s purse seine Skipjack, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna Fishery C EEZ’s of PNA signatories, archipelagic waters and WCPFC high seas Purse seine BET, SKJ, YFT 10-Nov-2025
SATHOAN French Mediterranean Bluefin tuna artisanal longline and handline fishery C Mediterranean and Black Sea Longline and handline BFT 22-Oct-2025
Solomon Islands longline albacore, bigeye and yellowfin tuna fishery C Solomon Islands, WCPO Longline ALB, YFT, BET 28-May-2025
MIFV RMI EEZ Longline Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna C Marshall Islands EEZ Longline BET, YFT 6-April-2025
Tropical Pacific yellowfin and skipjack free-school purse seine fishery C WCPO Purse seine free school SKJ, YFT 17-April-2025
Usufuku Honten Northeast Atlantic longline bluefin tuna fishery C NE Atlantic Longline BFT 9-Feb-2026
CFTO Indian Ocean Purse Seine Skipjack fishery C Indian Ocean (FAO 51 and 57) Purse Seine SKJ 1-June-2026
Owasebussan Co. Ltd. North Pacific Longline Tuna Fishery for Albacore, Yellowfin Tuna & Bigeye Tuna C North Pacific Ocean Longline ALB, BET, YFT 3-Feb-2026
Indonesia pole-and-line and handline, skipjack and yellowfin tuna of Western and Central Pacific archipelagic waters C Indonesia Fishery Management Areas 713, 714, 715, 716 Pole-and-line, handline SKJ, YFT 25-Jan-2026
Anabac Atlantic purse seine yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) fishery (FAD and FSC) C Atlantic Purse seine SKJ, YFT 24-June-2026
Kochi and Miyazaki Offshore Pole and Line Albacore and Skipjack fishery C WCPO, Japan EEZ Pole-and-line ALB, SKJ 20-June-2026
FSM Western and Central Pacific Tuna Purse Seine Fishery C WCPO High seas and EEZ of FSM, Kir, RMI, Nauru, Palau, PNG, Sol Is, Tuvalu and Tokelau Purse seine BET, SKJ, YFT 4-Aug-2026
AGAC four oceans Integral Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery (Atlantic Ocean) C Atlantic Purse seine YFT 11-July-2027
Philippine Small-Scale Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) Handline Fishery C Municipal (territorial) and EEZ waters of the Philippines Handline YFT 18-Oct-2026
Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (TUNACONS) fishery C EPO (IATTC CA, EEZs: Ecuador, Panama and US) Purse seine SKJ, YFT 6-July-2027
Eastern Pacific Ecuador Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery (FSC and FAD set fishery) C Ecuadorian EEZ, Peruvian EEZ and High Seas (IATTC) Purse seine SKJ, YFT 22-Dec-2027
Tri Marine Atlantic Albacore longline fishery C Atlantic ocean Longline ALB 30-June-2027
US Pacific Tuna Group Purse Seine FSC and FAD Set Fishery C Pacific ocean Purse seine BET, SKJ, YFT 7-June-2027
JC Mackintosh Greenstick, handline and fishing rod bluefin tuna fishery C Strait of Gibraltar Greenstick, Handline and Rod BFT 7-Sept-2027
Nauru Skipjack, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Tuna Purse Seine Fishery C WCPO and PNA Purse seine BET, SKJ, YFT 6-July-2027
SI WCPO skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine fishery C WCPO and PNA Purse seine SKJ, YFT 6-July-2027
Hawaii longline swordfish, bigeye and yellowfin tuna fishery C Pacific ocean Longline SWO, BET, YFT 4-Sept-2027
AGAC four oceans Integral Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery (Eastern Pacific) C Eastern Pacific Purse seine SKJ, YFT 7-Dec-2026
Western Pacific Ocean longline tuna and swordfish fishery FA PO Longline ALB, BET, YFT, SWO 13-Dec-2021
Tri Marine Pacific Ocean longline tuna fishery FA Pacific ocean Longline ALB, BET, SKJ, YFT 26-Jan-2022
AGAC four oceans Integral Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery (Western and Central Pacific) C Western and Central Pacific Purse seine BET, SKJ, YFT 15-March-2027
Fukuichi Western and Central Pacific Ocean longline bigeye, yellowfin and albacore tuna FA WCPO High Seas, PNG EEZ Longline YFT, BET, ALB 13-May-2022
TTKV WCPO skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine fishery C WCPO High Seas, EEZ’s of PNA signatories, Cook Is EEZ Purse seine SKJ, YFT 21-June-2028
DFC/HEC Western and Central Pacific longline bigeye, yellowfin and albacore tuna fishery C WCPO high seas Longline BET, YFT, ALB 28-June-2028
Tuna Alliance Atlantic albacore longline fishery C North and South Atlantic High Seas Longline ALB 19-June-2028
Katsuo Ippon-zuri Gyogyo albacore and skipjack pole and line fishery C WCPO High seas (FAO 71) and EEZ of: Japan, Kiribati, RMI, Tuvalu, Nauru, FSM, Sol. Is. Pole-and-line SKJ, ALB 2-April-2028
AGAC four oceans Integral Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery (Indian Ocean) C Indian Ocean Purse seine SKJ 5-July-2027
ANABAC Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack fishery FA Tropical Indian Ocean Purse seine SKJ 11-Feb-2029
Silla WCPO longline tuna and swordfish fishery FA Tuvalu EEZ, WCPO High Seas Longline ALB, BET, YFT, SWO 10-Nov-2022
North West Atlantic Canada Swordfish and Tuna C North Atlantic Longline, Troll, Rod-and-reel, Buoy ALB, YFT, SWO 4-Jan-2029
Atlantic Ocean tropical tuna French purse seine FA Atlantic ocean Purse seine SKJ, YFT 19-Jan-2023
Fortuna Pacific longline albacore, bigeye and yellowfin tuna fishery FA Pacific ocean Longline ALB, BET, YFT 31-Jan-2023
Kyowa-Meiho Japan skipjack and yellowfin purse seine fishery C EEZs of PNA signatories and WCPFC high seas Purse seine SKJ, YFT 15-Feb-2029
Silla, NFCD WCPO purse seine tuna fishery FA EEZs of PNA countries, EEZ of Cook Islands, WCPO high seas Purse seine SKJ, YFT, BET 20-Feb-2023
Atún Sostenible EPO Panamá Tuna Fishery FA EEZ of Ecuador and Colombia, High seas of FAO Areas 77 and 87 Purse seine SKJ, YFT 3-March-2023
TAFCO FSM skipjack and yellowfin tuna purse seine fishery C EEZs of PNA signatories and WCPFC high seas, except the high‐seas pocket Purse seine SKJ, YFT 25-Feb-2029
Consolidated Atlantic ocean albacore tuna longline fishery FA ICCAT High Seas. FAO areas 41/47, 31/34/21/27 Longline ALB 31-March-2023
Capsen & Grand Bleu Atlantic Ocean purse seine skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery FA AtlanticFAO area 34, ICCAT High Seas and the EEZs of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Mauritania and Senegal Purse seine SKJ, YFT 28-April-2023
Dae Hae Pacific Yellowfin, Bigeye, Albacore, and Swordfish Longline FA Pacific ocean Longline BET, YFT, ALB, SWO 28-April-2023
Dongwon skipjack Indian Ocean purse seine fishery FA High seas of the Indian Ocean (FAO 51/57) and EEZ of Seychelles Purse seine SKJ 28-April-2023
Sajo WCPO and EPO bigeye, yellowfin, and albacore tuna longline FA Pacific ocean Longline BET, YFT, ALB 28-April-2023
Pingtairong Pacific tuna deep set longline fishery FA WCPO high seas, EPO high seas, overlap area and Cook Is EEZ Longline ALB, BET, YFT, SWO 4-May-2023
South Africa Albacore Tuna Pole and Line Fishery FA South Africa EEZ, AO High Seas Pole-and-line (incl. troll) and rod-and-reel (incl. handline) ALB 18-Dec-2023
Southern Africa Sustainable Tuna Association (SASTA) Albacore Pole and Line Fishery FA South Africa EEZ Pole-and-line (incl. troll) ALB 31-Jan-2024