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ISSF 2021-03: Transshipment: Strengthening Tuna RFMO Transshipment Regulations* | May 6, 2021 | Claire van der Geest | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, MCS, RFMOs, Transshipment, van der Geest, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Final | May 6, 2021 |
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2021 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) (for June 2021 Meeting) | April 29, 2021 | N/A | French | IOTC | Bycatch, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | April 29, 2021 |
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2021 IOTC Position Statement (for June 2021 Meeting) | April 26, 2021 | N/A | English | IOTC | Bycatch, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System | Position Statements | N/A | Final | April 26, 2021 |
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ISSF 2021-05: Survey of Human Observer Programs for Purse Seine Vessels and a Set of Best Practices* | April 21, 2021 | Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, Purse Seine, RFMOs, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 21, 2021 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2021: Compliance Processes | April 9, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, Compliance, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Compliance, RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Snapshot | April 9, 2021 |
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ISSF 2021-06: Tuna RFMO Compliance Assessment Processes: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | April 9, 2021 | Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, Compliance, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, RFMOs, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 9, 2021 |
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ISSF 2021-10: Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna. March 2021* | March 25, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Bluefin Tuna Species, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, science, Skipjack, Sticky, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 25, 2021 |
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Key Gaps and Priorities in Tuna RFMO Port State Measures | March 19, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | Advocacy, CCSBT, Featured, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Port State Measures, RFMOs, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | March 19, 2021 |
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ISSF 2021-09: Port State Measures in Tuna RFMOs: Benchmarking RFMO Port State Measures Against the 2009 FAO PSMA and Identifying Gaps | March 18, 2021 | Holly Koehler | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Port State Measures, RFMOs, Tuna, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 18, 2021 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2021: Observer Requirements | March 1, 2021 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, RFMOs, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Snapshot | March 1, 2021 |
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ISSF 2021-08: RFMO Vessel Monitoring Systems: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | February 26, 2021 | Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, RFMOs, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 26, 2021 |
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ISSF 2021-07: Survey of the Treatment of Support/Supply/Tender Vessels in Tuna RFMOs* | February 26, 2021 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Moreno, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 26, 2021 |
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ISSF 2021-04: Tuna RFMO Authorised Vessel Lists: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | February 26, 2021 | Claire van der Geest | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, MCS, RFMOs, van der Geest, Vessel Lists, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 26, 2021 |
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ISSF 2021-02: Combatting IUU Fishing: Continual Improvement and Best Practices for IUU Listing Measures in Tuna RFMOs* | February 26, 2021 | Claire van der Geest | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, van der Geest, Vessel Lists, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 26, 2021 |
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RFMO Progress on Proposals on Electronic Monitoring and Electronic Reporting (2013-2020) | February 23, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | February 23, 2021 |
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RFMO Progress on Proposals on Capacity Management Proposals (2013-2020) | February 23, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | Capacity Management, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | February 23, 2021 |
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RFMO Progress on Proposals on Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) (2013-2020) | February 23, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | February 23, 2021 |
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RFMO Progress on Proposals on Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) (2013-2020) | February 23, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | February 23, 2021 |
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RFMO Progress on Proposals on MCS and IUU (2013-2020) | February 23, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, MCS, RFMOs, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | February 23, 2021 |
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RFMO Progress on Proposals on Stock Health and Management (2013-2020) | February 23, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | February 23, 2021 |
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RFMO Progress on Proposals on Bycatch Mitigation Proposals (2013-2020) | February 23, 2021 | N/A | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | February 23, 2021 |
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ISSF 2021-01: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | February 22, 2021 | Giuseppe Scarcella, Jo Gascoigne, Paul A.H. Medley | English | N/A | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MSC Certification, RFMOs, science, Skipjack, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 22, 2021 |
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ISSF 2019 Position Statements | February 15, 2021 | N/A | English, French, Spanish | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MCS, RFMOs, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Tuna, WCPFC | Position Statements | N/A | Final | February 15, 2021 |
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2021 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | January 26, 2021 | N/A | French | IOTC | IOTC, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | January 26, 2021 |
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2021 IOTC Position Statement | January 26, 2021 | N/A | English | IOTC | IOTC, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | January 26, 2021 |
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2020 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | October 12, 2020 | ISSF | French | IOTC | Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Supply Vessel, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 12, 2020 |
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2020 IOTC Position Statement | October 8, 2020 | ISSF | English | IOTC | Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Supply Vessel, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 8, 2020 |
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RFMO Best Practice Performance | June 22, 2020 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, Compliance, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, Observer Coverage, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Vessel Lists, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Final | June 22, 2020 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2020: Vessel Monitoring Systems | March 2, 2020 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Snapshot | March 2, 2020 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2020: Treatment of Supply & Tender Vessels by RFMO | February 25, 2020 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Snapshot | February 25, 2020 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2020: FAD Management | February 10, 2020 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Snapshot | February 10, 2020 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2020: Authorised Vessel Lists | February 3, 2020 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Vessel Lists, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Snapshot | February 3, 2020 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2020: Transshipment Regulation | February 3, 2020 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Transshipment, Tuna, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Snapshot | February 3, 2020 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2020: IUU Vessel Listing | February 3, 2020 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, RFMOs, Vessel Lists, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Snapshot | February 3, 2020 |
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NGO Tuna Forum Global Tuna Sustainability Appeal (September 2018) | September 30, 2018 | N/A | English | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC | Advocacy, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Programs, WCPFC | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | September 30, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-18: Reporting and Transparency of Catch and/or Effort Quotas in Tuna RFMOS: A Survey Paper | July 12, 2018 | Holly Koehler, Restrepo | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Restrepo, RFMOs, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 12, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-15: 2018 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop: Review of Current t-RFMO Practice in Stock Status Determinations | April 26, 2018 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 26, 2018 |
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Joint Letter to IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, and WCPFC (March 21, 2017): Harvest Strategies and Monitoring, Control and Surveillance | March 22, 2017 | N/A | English | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MCS, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Programs, WCPFC | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | March 22, 2017 |
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The Journey: IOTC Skipjack Harvest Control Rules | November 10, 2016 | N/A | English | N/A | Harvest Control Rules, IOTC, Skipjack | Infographics | N/A | N/A | November 10, 2016 |
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ISSF 2015-06: Report of the 2015 Stock Assessment Workshop. Characterizing Uncertainty in Stock Assessment | March 29, 2015 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Status, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | March 29, 2015 |
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ISSF 2013-03: Report of the 2013 Stock Assessment Workshop. Harvest Control Rules and Reference Points for Tuna RFMOs | March 8, 2013 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Status, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | March 8, 2013 |
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ISSF 2011-06: Managing Fishing Capacity in International Fisheries. Approaches and Practices in RFMOs. Aug 2011 | August 15, 2011 | Palma | English | N/A | Capacity Management, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | August 15, 2011 |