date:Dec 14, 2012
sessment against the MSC standard, which took 18 months to complete, was conducted by the independent, third party certifier, Intertek Moody Marine. In scoring the fishery the assessment team took into consideration overall stock health and management of albacore in the South Pacific, as well as all potential ecosystem impacts attributed to the Fiji fishery.
The assessment found the albacore stock to be in a healthy state and the fishery adhering to good management principles, with marginal im