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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2017 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | No | April 25, 2017 | French | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 134 | |
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2017 IOTC Position Statement | No | April 25, 2017 | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Position Statements, | 237 | ||
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2018 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | No | March 12, 2018 | French | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 95 | |
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2018 IOTC Position Statement | No | March 12, 2018 | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 231 | ||
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2019 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | No | April 11, 2019 | French | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 19 | |
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2019 IOTC Position Statement | No | April 11, 2019 | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 84 | ||
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ISSF 2011-06: Managing Fishing Capacity in International Fisheries. Approaches and Practices in RFMOs. Aug 2011 | No | August 15, 2011 | Capacity Management, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 155 | ||
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ISSF 2013-03: Report of the 2013 Stock Assessment Workshop. Harvest Control Rules and Reference Points for Tuna RFMOs | No | March 8, 2013 | CCSBT, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Status, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 191 | ||
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ISSF 2015-06: Report of the 2015 Stock Assessment Workshop. Characterizing Uncertainty in Stock Assessment | No | March 29, 2015 | CCSBT, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Status, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 186 | ||
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ISSF 2016-19: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | Yes | January 23, 2017 | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MSC Certification, RFMOs, science, Skipjack, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 575 | ||
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ISSF 2018-09: Survey of the Treatment of Support/Supply/Tender Vessels in Tuna RFMOs* | Yes | April 18, 2018 | Best Practices, CCSBT, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Moreno, Purse Seine, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, Tuna, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 104 | ||
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ISSF 2018-10: RFMO Vessel Monitoring Systems: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | Yes | April 23, 2018 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, RFMOs, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 130 | ||
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ISSF 2018-11: Tuna RFMO Compliance Assessment Processes: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | Yes | April 25, 2018 | Best Practices, CCSBT, Compliance, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, RFMOs, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 135 | ||
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ISSF 2018-12: Survey of Human Observer Programs for Purse Seine Vessels and a Set of Best Practices* | Yes | April 25, 2018 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, Purse Seine, RFMOs, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 144 | ||
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ISSF 2018-15: 2018 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop: Review of Current t-RFMO Practice in Stock Status Determinations | No | April 26, 2018 | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 354 | ||
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ISSF 2018-18: Reporting and Transparency of Catch and/or Effort Quotas in Tuna RFMOS: A Survey Paper | No | July 12, 2018 | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Restrepo, RFMOs, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 156 | ||
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ISSF 2019-02: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | Yes | January 9, 2019 | 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, | 289 | ||
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ISSF 2019-03: Transshipment: Strengthening Tuna RFMO Transshipment Regulations* | Yes | January 15, 2019 | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, MCS, RFMOs, Transshipment, van der Geest, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 92 | ||
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ISSF 2019-04: Combatting IUU Fishing: Continual Improvement and Best Practices for IUU Listing Measures in Tuna RFMOs* | Yes | January 15, 2019 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, RFMOs, van der Geest, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 77 | ||
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ISSF 2019-05: Tuna RFMO Authorised Vessel Lists: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | Yes | January 15, 2019 | Best Practices, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, MCS, RFMOs, van der Geest, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 68 | ||
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ISSF 2019-06: RFMO Vessel Monitoring Systems: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | Yes | January 15, 2019 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, RFMOs, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 78 | ||
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ISSF 2019-07: Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna. March 2019* | Yes | March 19, 2019 | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, science, Sticky, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 524 | ||
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Joint Letter to IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, and WCPFC (March 21, 2017): Harvest Strategies and Monitoring, Control and Surveillance | No | March 22, 2017 | March 21, 2017 | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MCS, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Programs, WCPFC, | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters, | 287 | |
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Joint Letter to IOTC (April 28, 2016): Harvest Control Rules, Target Points and Limit Reference Points | No | April 28, 2016 | April 28, 2016 | Advocacy, IOTC, Yellowfin Tuna, | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters, | 228 | |
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RFMO Best Practice Performance | No | January 18, 2019 | 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, | 119 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2018: Authorised Vessel Lists | No | April 13, 2018 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Vessel Lists, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 105 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2018: Compliance Processes | No | November 30, 2018 | Best Practices, CCSBT, Compliance, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 161 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2018: Observer Requirements | No | April 13, 2018 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, RFMOs, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 318 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2018: Treatment of Supply & Tender Vessels by RFMO | No | April 16, 2018 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 107 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: FAD Management | No | January 7, 2019 | Best Practices, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Purse Seine, Tuna, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 375 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: IUU Vessel Listing | No | January 17, 2019 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, RFMOs, Vessel Lists, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 62 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: Transshipment Regulation | No | January 17, 2019 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Transshipment, Tuna, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 76 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: Vessel Monitoring Systems | No | January 17, 2019 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 62 | ||
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The Journey: IOTC Skipjack Harvest Control Rules | No | November 10, 2016 | Harvest Control Rules, IOTC, Skipjack, | Infographics, | 337 |