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.
| Image | Title | Date | Author(s) | Language | RFMO(s) | Tag(s) | Category | Company | Report Type | Activity Year | Image | Title | Date | Author(s) | Language | RFMO(s) | Tag(s) | Category | Company | Report Type | Activity Year |
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 | 2018 ICCAT Declaración de Posición | 2018 ICCAT Position Statement (Spanish) | October 15, 2018 | N/A | Spanish | ICCAT | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 15, 2018 |
 | 2018 ICCAT Déclaration de Position | 2018 ICCAT Position Statement (French) | October 15, 2018 | N/A | French | ICCAT | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 15, 2018 |
 | 2018 ICCAT Position Statement | October 15, 2018 | N/A | English | ICCAT | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 15, 2018 |
 | 2018 WCPFC Position Statement | October 31, 2018 | N/A | English | WCPFC | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, MCS, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, WCPFC | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 31, 2018 |
 | 2019 CIAT Declaración de Posición | 2019 IATTC Position Statement (Spanish) | June 10, 2019 | N/A | Spanish | IATTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | June 10, 2019 |
 | 2019 IATTC Position Statement | June 4, 2019 | N/A | English | IATTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | June 4, 2019 |
 | 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 |
 | ISSF 2012-11: Confidentiality Rules Regarding Detailed Fishing Operations | September 12, 2012 | Matthews | English | N/A | FADs, RFMOs | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | September 12, 2012 |
| ISSF 2012-12: Harmonisation of Purse-Seine Data Collected by Tuna RFMO Observer Programmes | October 19, 2012 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Stock Status | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 19, 2012 |
| 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 |
 | ISSF 2013-09: Sustainable Fishery Agreements: Strategies for Enforcement & Compliance. Maui Conferences, Jan 2013 | January 25, 2013 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Compliance, RFMOs | Meeting Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 25, 2013 |
| 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 |
| ISSF 2015-08: Harmonization of Longline Bycatch Data in Tuna RFMOs | February 26, 2015 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, Longline, RFMOs, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 26, 2015 |
 | ISSF 2016-15: A Comparative Study of Annual Tuna Catches from Two Different Sources: FAO Global Capture Database vs. Tuna RFMOs Statistical Databases (2000-2014) | October 6, 2016 | Garibaldi, Hampton, Justel-Rubio, Maunder, Restrepo | English | N/A | Restrepo, RFMOs, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 6, 2016 |
 | 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 |
 | ISSF 2017-08: Management of Tuna Stocks and Fisheries. Nov. 2017* | November 22, 2017 | ISSF | English | N/A | RFMOs, science, Stock Status, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 22, 2017 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | ISSF 2019-07: Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna. March 2019* | March 19, 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 | March 19, 2019 |
 | ISSF 2019-09: A Snapshot of the Large-Scale Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Fleets as of June 2019* | July 3, 2019 | Justel-Rubio, Recio | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Justel-Rubio, Purse Seine, Recio, RFMOs, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 3, 2019 |
 | 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 |
| Joint Letter to IATTC (July 16, 2014): Transparency | July 16, 2014 | N/A | English | IATTC | Advocacy, IATTC, RFMOs | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | July 16, 2014 |
| Joint Letter to ICCAT (March 13, 2014): Transparency | March 13, 2014 | N/A | English | ICCAT | Advocacy, ICCAT, RFMOs | Filings, Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | March 13, 2014 |
| Joint Letter to WCPFC (Nov. 6, 2013): Transparency | November 6, 2013 | N/A | English | WCPFC | Advocacy, Observer Programs, RFMOs, WCPFC | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | November 6, 2013 |
 | Non-Entangling FADs: Skipper Acceptance Levels & RFMO Proposals | February 12, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | FADs, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, Skippers Workshops, Strategic Plan | Infographics, Strategic Plan | N/A | Final | February 12, 2019 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | RFMO Performance (MSC Principle 3 Averages) | January 24, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | MSC Certification, RFMOs | Infographics | N/A | Final | January 24, 2019 |
 | RFMO Support Conservation Measure Category | November 10, 2016 | N/A | English | N/A | Conservation Measures, RFMOs | Conservation Measures, Infographics | N/A | N/A | November 10, 2016 |