These “snapshots” identify best practices for sustainable tuna fishing. In detailed tables, they also compare tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) progress in implementing them.
Read our companion “best-practices” technical reports on these topics.
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2019 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | April 11, 2019 | N/A | French | IOTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | April 11, 2019 |
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2019 IOTC Position Statement | April 11, 2019 | N/A | English | IOTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | April 11, 2019 |
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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 |
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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 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 2016-19: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | January 23, 2017 | Medley, Powers | English | N/A | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MSC Certification, RFMOs, science, Skipjack, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 23, 2017 |
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ISSF 2018-09: Survey of the Treatment of Support/Supply/Tender Vessels in Tuna RFMOs* | April 18, 2018 | Koehler, Moreno | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Moreno, Purse Seine, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, Tuna, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 18, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-10: RFMO Vessel Monitoring Systems: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | April 23, 2018 | Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, RFMOs, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 23, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-12: Survey of Human Observer Programs for Purse Seine Vessels and a Set of Best Practices* | April 25, 2018 | Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, Purse Seine, RFMOs, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 25, 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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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 2019-02: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | January 9, 2019 | Akroyd, Gascoigne, 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 | January 9, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-03: Transshipment: Strengthening Tuna RFMO Transshipment Regulations* | January 15, 2019 | van der Geest | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, MCS, RFMOs, Transshipment, van der Geest, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 15, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-04: Combatting IUU Fishing: Continual Improvement and Best Practices for IUU Listing Measures in Tuna RFMOs* | January 15, 2019 | van der Geest | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, RFMOs, van der Geest, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 15, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-05: Tuna RFMO Authorised Vessel Lists: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | January 15, 2019 | van der Geest | English | N/A | Best Practices, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, MCS, RFMOs, van der Geest, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 15, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-06: RFMO Vessel Monitoring Systems: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | January 15, 2019 | Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, RFMOs, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 15, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-10: Tuna RFMO Compliance Assessment Processes: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | July 5, 2019 | Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, Compliance, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, RFMOs, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 5, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-12: Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna. October 2019* | October 15, 2019 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, science, Sticky, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 15, 2019 |
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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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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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RFMO Best Practice Performance | January 18, 2019 | 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 | January 18, 2019 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2018: Authorised Vessel Lists | April 13, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Vessel Lists, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | N/A | April 13, 2018 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2018: Observer Requirements | April 13, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, RFMOs, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | N/A | April 13, 2018 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2018: Treatment of Supply & Tender Vessels by RFMO | April 16, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | N/A | April 16, 2018 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: Compliance Processes | July 5, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, Compliance, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Final | July 5, 2019 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: FAD Management | January 7, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Purse Seine, Tuna, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Final | January 7, 2019 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: IUU Vessel Listing | January 17, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, RFMOs, Vessel Lists, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Final | January 17, 2019 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: Transshipment Regulation | January 17, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Transshipment, Tuna, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Final | January 17, 2019 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: Vessel Monitoring Systems | January 17, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Final | January 17, 2019 |
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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 |