The purpose of this series of documents is to provide information on the status of the 19 global tuna stocks that support commercial tuna production, to examine bycatch and mitigation issues, to review programs that regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) have undertaken to manage tunas and related species and to examine how effective these programs are in conserving the stocks of target and non-target species.
This report was written in April 2010 by ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee Chair Victor Restrepo and reviewed members of the Committee.
SECTION A
This section presents a brief summary of the fisheries for the four main species of tunas – yel-lowfin, bigeye, skipjack, and albacore – exploited by those fisheries in each of the ocean areas covered by the four regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) responsible for the conservation and management of these species, and of the most important challenges facing these organizations. These issues, and others related to the status of the world’s tuna popula-tions and their conservation, are discussed in greater detail in the other sections of this report.
Introduction
SECTION B
This section describes the status of the stocks of the four main species of tunas – yellowfin, bigeye, skipjack, and albacore – in each of the ocean areas covered by the four regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) responsible for the conservation and management of these species, and presents a brief summary of the conservation and management measures taken for each of these species.
In This Section
Summary of landings and status of the world’s tuna stocks as of April 2010
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