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  • About
    ISSF
    • Our Story
      • About Us
      • Strategic Plan
      • Annual Report
      • Over a Decade of Discovery
    • Who We Are
      • Our Team
      • Board of Directors
      • Stakeholders
      • Scientific Advisory Committee
      • Environmental Stakeholder Committee
      • Participating Companies
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ISSF is committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of global tuna fisheries. It’s not easy. But through science-based practices, collaboration and advocacy, we believe it’s achievable.

  • Tuna Catches by Gear Type

    We’ve added a new dataset to our tuna stock status tool.

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  • Workshop on FAD Limits

    ISSF workshop participants recommended ways to incentivize fewer FAD deployments and higher rates of FAD recovery.

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  • MSC P1/P3 Report

    Our new report assesses 23 tuna stocks against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard.

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  • Award-Winning Web Feature

    Our “Acoustic Discrimination” Web feature is a finalist for Shorthand’s “Best not-for-profit story” award.

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  • Tuna Stock Status

    Our report found that 85% of the global commercial tuna catch is sourced from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance.

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  • New Strategic Plan

    Learn about our new 5-year plan for sustainable tuna fisheries.

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  • Tuna Catches by Gear Type
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  • MSC P1/P3 Report
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ISSF Adds “Tuna Catch Trends by Gear Type” Data to Interactive Stock Status Tool

April 12, 2023
Press Releases

ISSF Report: 15 Tuna Stocks Not Meeting Criteria for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard

March 30, 2023
Press Releases

ISSF REPORT: 85% of Global Tuna Catch Comes from Stocks at Healthy Levels; 11% Requires Stronger Management

March 8, 2023
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