Support for Tuna Catch Limits in the Indian Ocean
ISSF is calling for more aggressive approach in efforts to implement conservation management measures that protect tuna stocks and the region’s greater marine environment.
ISSF #BycatchProject Continues with Indian Ocean Research Cruise
Another installment of the #BycatchProject launched today off of the coast of the Seychelles. Marine scientist, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, leads a team of three other scientists aboard the Indian Ocean research cruise to test new scientific methods and techniques to improve tuna sustainability.
Vessel to Host Fishery Researchers & Electronic Monitoring
A purse seiner will carry a team of researchers and the most advanced electronic monitoring technology when it shoves off from port in the Indian Ocean next week, the latest installment in a global #BycatchProject.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Consumption in Global Tuna Fisheries
Data suggests that different fishing gear types have different levels of fuel use intensity.
New Contributors Help Fund Science Projects
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) announced new contributions from three organizations that will support at-sea science projects with the goal of reducing bycatch in tuna fisheries.
World Bank Leads New Global Partnership for Healthy Oceans
ISSF joins a powerful coalition of governments, international organizations, civil society groups and private interests to confront widely documented problems of over-fishing, marine degradation and habitat loss.
‘Electronic Eyes’ Monitor Tuna Fishing in Atlantic Ocean
A Spanish purse seiner is the first tropical tuna vessel in the world to test the latest in electronic monitoring technology, designed for instances where an onboard human observer is not a practical, or safe, option, or to supplement human observers.
Shark Finning Banned by World’s Largest Tuna Conservation Coalition
A conservation measure passed by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Board of Directors will require industry participants to adopt written policies that prohibit the practice of shark finning and refrain from transactions with fishing vessels that engage in the practice.
ISSF Offers Support for PNA in Meeting Conditions of MSC Certification
An Independent Adjudicator has upheld the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) unassociated purse seine skipjack fishery. The certification is contingent on the fishery meeting expectations outlined in a series of conditions, which includes additional science modeling to demonstrate the PNA’s ability to manage the sustainability of the whole skipjack stock.
ISSF Releases Final Comments on MSC Assessment of PNA Skipjack Fishery
Last month, an Independent Adjudicator sent the certification back to Intertek Moody Marine for further review, providing an opportunity for the assessors to correct mistakes of fact and to require more meaningful conditions to remedy weaknesses.
Asian Alliance Joins Coalition for Better Management of World’s Tuna Stocks
Asian Alliance International Co., Ltd. is the latest tuna processor to become a participant in the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation, a coalition of industry, leading scientists and WWF, the world’s leading conservation organization, to improve the sustainability efforts of tuna stocks around the world.
Independent Review Highlights Flaws in Assessment of Pacific Tuna Fishery Seeking MSC Certification
An independent adjudicator has remanded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) western and central Pacific skipjack tuna unassociated purse seine fishery, concluding the certifying body had not relied on appropriate scientific evidence demonstrating PNA could sustainably manage the world’s largest tuna stock on its own.
South Seas Tuna Corp, Sealord and Pataya Foods Join ISSF Coalition
Three new participants will join the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation – a coalition of tuna processors, leading scientists and WWF, the world’s leading conservation organization – to improve the sustainability efforts of tuna stocks around the world.
WWF Announces 2011 International Smart Gear Competition Winners
Grand Prize winner also hooks ISSF Special Tuna Prize
GEF Setting in Motion the Protection of the Ocean Commons
Washington DC, November 9, 2011. Today the council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a broad scale, innovative approach to address the depletion of the High Seas. Fisheries are on the decline worldwide, despite being one of the most important global food security issues of this century. The High-Seas, places that don’t fall [...]
Report Details Impact of Increased Demand for Pole & Line Caught Tuna
ISSF releases new technical report called: The Promotion of Pole-and-Line Tuna Fishing in the Pacific Islands: Emerging Issues and Lessons Learned
Des experts se réunissent pour aider les nations à répartir équitablement les droits de pêche au thon
Des experts du monde entier sont réunis en Espagne cette semaine pour approfondir le développement d’un cadre permettant aux nations de répartir équitablement les droits de pêche au thon circulant dans les eaux nationales et internationales.
Reunión de expertos para ayudar a los países a efectuar una asignación equitativa de los derechos de pesca del atún
Expertos de diversas partes del mundo se han dado cita en España esta semana con el fin de profundizar en las labores de establecimiento de un marco idóneo para que los países efectúen una asignación equitativa de los derechos de pesca de las especies de atún que se desplazan por aguas nacionales e internacionales.
Experts Meet to Help Nations Fairly Allocate Rights to Fish for Tuna
Experts gather in Cordoba, Spain to develop a framework so nations can fairly allocate rights to fish for tuna.
ISSF releases objection to MSC certification of PNA skipjack fishery
Conservation Coalition Details Shortcomings of MSC Certification Assessment of PNA Skipjack Tuna Fishery
ISSF Announces New Partners
The addition of Salica Industria Alimentaria, S.A. and R.S. Cannery Co., Ltd brings the number of ISSF Participating Companies to 15.
Une coalition environnementale annonce l’adhésion de nouveaux partenaires industriels d’Espagne et de Thaïlande
L’adhésion de la société Salica Industria Alimentaria S.A. et de R.S. Cannery Co. Ltd. porte à 15 le nombre d’entreprises privées membres de l’ISSF.
Incorporación en España y Tailandia de unas nuevas empresas a la coalición a favor de la conservación
Con Salica Industria Alimentaria, S.A. y R.S. Cannery Co., Ltd., el número de empresas que participan en ISSF se eleva ya a 15.
Conference to Discuss Rights-Based Management of Tuna
ISSF to host Taking Stock: La Jolla on 11 July. The event will focus on rights-based management strategies for sustainable tuna fisheries.
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