The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published its position statements in advance of three regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) meetings this fall: the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Annual Meeting, which is being conducted by correspondence; the Inter-American Tropical Tuna…
Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 84% came from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the March 2020 International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Status of the Stocks report. In addition, 15% of the total tuna catch was from overfished stocks, and 1%…
Independent fisheries scientists in a March 2020 report from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) found that four out of 19 major commercial tuna stocks worldwide are being managed to avoid overfishing and to maintain target stock biomass levels: North Atlantic Albacore, Western Pacific Skipjack,…
By Gala Moreno, PhD Your lunchtime tuna melt or sashimi platter may seem tame, but the main ingredient probably was swimming wild in the tropics not too long ago. Although that wild existence makes your tuna tasty and firm, it limits the ability of fishers…
Of the total tuna catch, 86% came from stocks at “healthy” levels — an unchanged share since last reported in October 2018 — according to the March 2019 International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Status of the Stocks report. Skipjack tuna stocks — which remain at…
Of the total tuna catch, 86% came from stocks at “healthy” levels, an 8% increased share of the total catch since last reported, according to an October 2018 International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Status of the Stocks report. Skipjack tuna stocks — at healthy levels…
Of the total tuna catch in 2016, 78% came from stocks at “healthy” levels, unchanged since last reported, according to a February 2018 International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Status of the Stocks report. Skipjack tuna stocks — at healthy levels in all ocean regions —…
Of the total tuna catch, 78% comes from stocks at “healthy” levels, an increase of 2% since last reported, according to a November 2017 International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Status of the Stocks report. Eleven percent of the global catch comes from overfished stocks, and another 11% of…
ISSF Position Statements Outline Priorities for Three Tuna RFMOs as
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The International Seafood Sustainability... MORE
84% of Global Tuna Catch Comes from Stocks at Healthy Levels, While
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Of the total commercial... MORE
ISSF Report: 15 Tuna Stocks Not Meeting Criteria for Marine
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Decoding the acoustic signatures of bigeye and skipjack tuna at sea
12.10.2019
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ISSF 2020-09: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna
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This is a March... MORE
Towards Acoustic Discrimination of Tuna Species at FADS
9.12.2016
ISSF is sponsoring research... MORE
ISSF 2020-09: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna
3.10.2020
This is a March... MORE
Towards Acoustic Discrimination of Tuna Species at FADS
9.12.2016
ISSF is sponsoring research... MORE
The Journey: IOTC Skipjack Harvest Control Rules
11.10.2016
This infographic shows the... MORE
ISSF 2014-14: Report of the 2014 Meeting of the Indian Ocean Skipjack
10.30.2014
The Maldives Pole-and-Line fishery... MORE
The Journey: IOTC Skipjack Harvest Control Rules
11.10.2016
This infographic shows the... MORE
ISSF 2014-14: Report of the 2014 Meeting of the Indian Ocean Skipjack
10.30.2014
The Maldives Pole-and-Line fishery... MORE
