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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A Preliminary Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Fishing for Global Tuna Fisheries Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria | February 3, 2017 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, MSC Certification, Restrepo | Technical and Meeting Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 3, 2017 |
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FAD Use, FIPs, & the MSC Standard | September 24, 2019 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | September 24, 2019 |
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Fishery Improvement Project Process | July 2, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification | Infographics | N/A | N/A | July 2, 2018 |
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ISSF 2014-14: Report of the 2014 Meeting of the Indian Ocean Skipjack MSE Advisory Committee | October 30, 2014 | ISSF | English | N/A | MSC Certification, Skipjack | Meeting Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Meeting Report | October 30, 2014 |
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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 2018-05: Recommended Best Practices for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification, with Emphasis on FADs | March 12, 2018 | Justel-Rubio, Restrepo | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Justel-Rubio, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 12, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-16: A Pre-Assessment of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Fisheries Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria: Principle 2 | May 22, 2018 | Bostrom, Guadian, Medley, Southall, Zollett | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 22, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-16: MSC Principle 2 Pre-assessment Report Materials | May 21, 2018 | ISSF | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 21, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-22: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification | November 12, 2018 | Justel-Rubio, Monteagudo, Restrepo | English | N/A | Best Practices, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Justel-Rubio, Longline, Monteagudo, MSC Certification, Restrepo, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 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 Analysis Of Tuna Fisheries Against MSC PIs | June 6, 2014 | N/A | English | N/A | MSC Certification, Stock Status | Annual Report | N/A | N/A | June 6, 2014 |
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ISSF Analysis Of Tuna Fisheries Against MSC PIs - March 2015 | April 8, 2015 | N/A | English | N/A | MSC Certification, Stock Status | Annual Report | N/A | N/A | April 8, 2015 |
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ISSF Resources for FIP Workplan Activity, by Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Performance Indicator | May 25, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification | N/A | N/A | May 25, 2018 | |
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MSC Fisheries Standard (Principles & Performance Indicators) | July 2, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification | Infographics | N/A | N/A | July 2, 2018 |
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MSC Fisheries Standard (Principles) | July 2, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification | Infographics | N/A | N/A | July 2, 2018 |
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MSC Fishery Scoring Process | July 2, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification | Infographics | N/A | N/A | July 2, 2018 |
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RFMO Performance (MSC Principle 3 Averages) | January 24, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | MSC Certification, RFMOs | Infographics | N/A | Final | January 24, 2019 |
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Sixth Tuna Management Workshop Takes Best Practices to West Africa Through Two Days of Hands-on Trainings | January 30, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MSC Certification, Tuna | N/A | N/A | January 30, 2018 | |
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Summary - An Evaluation Of The Sustainability Of Global Tuna Stocks Relative To Marine Stewardship Council Criteria | August 13, 2015 | N/A | English | N/A | MSC Certification, science, Stock Status | N/A | N/A | August 13, 2015 | |
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Summary of Sustainable Tuna Stocks (MSC Principle 1) | January 24, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | MSC Certification, Stock Status | Infographics | N/A | Final | January 24, 2019 |
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The ISSF Analysis of Tuna Fisheries Against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Performance Indicators (PIs) | July 28, 2015 | N/A | English | N/A | MSC Certification, science, Stock Status | N/A | N/A | July 28, 2015 |