Now in our second decade, we continue to conduct collaborative scientific research and advocate sustainable-fishing policies — promoting best practices to vessel owners, fishers, seafood companies, Regional Fisheries Management Organizations, and other stakeholders.
To undertake and facilitate science-based initiatives to continuously improve the sustainability of global tuna fisheries and the health of the ecosystems that support them.
ISSF is a global research and advocacy non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on tuna sustainability.
We do not rate the sustainability of seafood choices, however, or make seafood purchase recommendations for consumers. ISSF also does not certify seafood or fisheries or provide an eco-label — like the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) “blue check” — for seafood products.
Instead, we help fisheries to meet and maintain MSC certification requirements for sustainable fishing. We also guide seafood companies in sourcing sustainably caught tuna.
ISSF is unique in uniting a long-term vision of conservation with a businesslike concern for accountability and results.
Continuously Improving Global Tuna Fishery Sustainability outlines ISSF’s approach to achieving its objective by 2027.
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The Update to ISSF Conservation Measures & Commitments Compliance Report (PDF) examines how all ISSF participating companies performed in 2021 against ISSF Conservation Measures and Commitments.
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