The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) recently concluded its 94th Annual Meeting in Bilbao. And while the Commission took some positive steps in line with the science-based asks made by ISSF and WWF, overall, little progress was made. Before we detail this lack of progress,…
Posted by Holly Koehler Science-based approaches to sustainable tuna are only effective if they are implemented. That’s why ISSF advocates to tuna RFMOs and their member nations – both directly and through the efforts of ISSF participants and stakeholders – for policies and approaches that…
By Claire van der Geest and Bubba Cook The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is in an enviable position. All WCPFC tuna stocks — except for Pacific Bluefin tuna — are at healthy levels. That is, the ISSF Status of the Stocks report rates these…
By Dr. Victor Restrepo and Holly Koehler When I set off for Croatia for the recent annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), I was hopeful that fisheries managers in the Atlantic Ocean region would act decisively to improve the sustainability…
You can’t fix what you can’t track. That’s why monitoring is the backbone of developing sustainable tuna fisheries and, ultimately, healthy oceans. From catch composition and bycatch statistics to monitoring compliance of vessels with national or international management measures — observing, measuring, assessing and reporting…
Tuna RFMO International Maritime Organization (IMO) number reporting requirements are almost due. Four of the five RFMOs set the deadline of 1 January 2016 for member states to report comprehensive IMO data for vessels authorized to fish in the RFMO’s corresponding Convention Area. The exception…
Can ISSF do more than adopt conservation measures and hold its participating companies accountable to those measures? Absolutely. Since it’s inception five years ago, ISSF’s work has grown into a holistic suite of complementary efforts.
Stronger Tools to Combat IUU and Greater Protections for Sea Turtles
8.01.2019
The Inter-American Tropical Tuna... MORE
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Pacific Tuna Managers: Time to Adopt Stronger FAD Management and
11.28.2018
By Claire van der... MORE
Managers Fail to Act to End Overfishing or Rebuild Bigeye and
11.28.2018
By Dr. Victor Restrepo... MORE
ISSF 2020-03: Transshipment: Strengthening Tuna RFMO Transshipment
5.21.2020
This January 2020 report... MORE
RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2020: IUU Vessel Listing
2.03.2020
This “snapshot” identifies best... MORE
RFMO Best Practice Performance
1.18.2019
This January 2019 table... MORE
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Conservation
11.10.2016
This infographic shows ISSF conservation... MORE
ISSF 2020-04: Tuna RFMO Authorised Vessel Lists: A Comparative
2.03.2020
This January 2020 report... MORE
ISSF 2020-02: Combatting IUU Fishing: Continual Improvement and Best
2.03.2020
This January 2020 report... MORE
The International Challenge of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated
7.07.2017
This infographic describes the... MORE
ISSF 2016-03: Unique Vessel Identifiers. Application to vessels less
2.11.2016
Rapid and accurate identification... MORE
