Assessment unit
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Belize
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Canada
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
France
Midwater pair trawls
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
France
Pole-lines mechanized
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
France
Trolling lines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Japan
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Liberia
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Liberia
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Liberia
Pole-lines mechanized
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Namibia
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Panama
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Portugal
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Portugal
Pole-lines mechanized
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Senegal
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Spain
Handlines hand operated
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Spain
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Spain
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Spain
Trolling lines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
Suriname
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
ICCAT Northern Atlantic
United States
Longlines
Fishery:
North Atlantic
Taiwan
Taiwan, Province of China
Longlines
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Thunnus alalunga
SPECIES NAME(s)
Albacore
For assessment purposes it is assumed there are three populations of albacore in the Atlantic (north, south and Mediterranean). There may be intermingling between immature fish from the Indian and Atlantic Oceans (ICCAT 2012).
This fishery entered full assessment by the Marine Stewardship Council system in September 2014. Click here to link to the MSC fishery page and to learn more about the MSC fishery certification unit.
ANALYSIS
Strengths
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 8
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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