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Featured Podcast
The “How to Protect the Ocean” podcast interviewed ISSF Senior Scientist Dr. Gala Moreno on the health of global tuna fisheries.
2025
ISSF Published 2024 Annual Report Highlighting Scientific Achievements in Sustainable Tuna Fishing, Fish Focus, April 30
Science leads the way: ISSF annual report highlights tuna fishing achievements, World Fishing & Aquaculture, April 30
ISSF Reviews IOTC Annual Meeting Outcomes in New Article, Fish Focus, April 25
What Consumers Want: Balancing Health And Sustainability While Choosing Seafood, ESM Magazine, April 25
ISSF: Progress made at IOTC, World Fishing & Aquaculture, April 24
ISSF applauds new measures for skipjack, bigeye, and sharks and urges further action, Europa Azul, April 22
Australia's southern bluefin tuna fishery celebrates stock recovery, MSC certification, Seafood Source, April 22
Precautionary tuna management, shark conservation, and welfare standards: Parties present their demands at the 29th session of the IOTC, Industrias Pesqueras, April 14
Reeling in Responsibility: The Path to Sustainable Tuna Fisheries, TriplePundit, April 14
Tuna groups call on IOTC to strengthen social, environmental responsibilities, Undercurrent News, April 11
Can you trust environmental claims on seafood?, Consumer NZ, April 10
Is Ahi Tuna Healthy?, Food Network, April 4
38 Facts About Tuna Facts.net, April 4
Starkist vs Great Value: Which Tuna Brand Is The Best?, Daily Meal, April 3
ISSF: IOTC actions needed to maintain momentum for sustainable tuna fisheries, World Fishing & Aquaculture, April 3
ISSF calls on IOTC to enhance monitoring, management during next annual meeting, Saving Seafood, April 2
ISSF calls on IOTC to enhance monitoring, management during next annual meeting, SeafoodSource, April 2
MAINTAINING MOMENTUM FOR SUSTAINABLE TUNA FISHERIES, Fish Focus
PODCAST: How to Protect Tuna: Insights from ISSF’s Gala Moreno on Sustainable Fisheries, How to Protect The Ocean Podcast, March 23
Women In Seafood, Fish Focus, March 10
Dr. Gala Moreno, Research Scientist, International Seafood Sustainability Foundation, Fish Focus, March 11
87% of Global Tuna Catch Comes from Stocks at Healthy Abundance Levels, Perishable News, March 27
Most tuna catches come from healthy stocks, Island Times, March 25
Most tuna catches from healthy stocks, FiskerForum, March 24
The Majority Of Global Tuna Catch Comes from Healthy Stocks, Deeper Blue, March 23
Fresh Digest (P. 37), The Grocer, March 22
Tuna stock health improving, says ISSF, World Fishing & Aquaculture, March 17
Global tuna stocks report show sustainability progress, Undercurrent News, March 17
87 Percent of Total Global Tuna Catch Comes From Stocks at Healthy Abundance Levels, Fish Focus, March 14
Recovery signs for Pacific bluefin tuna have fishers and farmers celebrating, Global Seafood Alliance, March 4
These Common Fishing Devices Cause Major Problems, But Researchers Are Working to Make Them Better, Triple Pundit, February 20
World Fishing & Aquaculture January/February Issue World Fishing & Aquaculture, February 10 (page 12)
Developing a blueprint for ecosystem-based tuna management Fisker Forum, February 9
Op-Ed: Electronic monitoring revival shows we can still do hard things, World Fishing & Aquaculture, January 15
Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan, The Washington Post
2024
ISSF welcomes adoption of minimum EM standards at WCPFC meeting, FiskerForum, December 11
Pacific tuna fishing meeting outcomes lauded, World Fishing & Aquaculture, December 10
ISSF Reviews WCPFC Meeting Outcomes in Newly Released Blog, Fish Focus, December 9
WCPFC establishes electronic monitoring, crew labor standards but fails again on transshipment, Seafood Source, December 9
NGOs push ICCAT to continue progress on management procedures, overfishing after recent meeting, Seafood Source, December 5
Global Tuna Stock Health Shows Continued Progress: EFFOPs Insights from ISSF’s November 2024 Report, European Fishmeal and Fish Oil Producers, December 5
ISSF: Pacific tuna stocks show improvement while Indian Ocean struggles, Undercurrent News, December 4
ISSF Releases Updated Report Assessing Global Tuna Stocks, Fish Focus, December 4
ISSF: Global tuna stocks’ health improves, World Fishing & Aquaculture, December 4
Report shows 88 per cent of global tuna catch comes from stocks at healthy levels, Baird Maritime, December 4
ISSF: Tuna fisheries improving, overfishing remains a challenge - Global Seafood Alliance, Global Seafood Alliance, December 4
NGOs call on WCPFC to increase electronic monitoring, tighten transshipment standards, and open meetings to media, Seafood Source, December 3
WCPFC urged to adopt stricter oversight and conservation measures, Pina Pacific News Service, November 28
ISSF: 99.1% of participating tuna companies comply with conservation measures, Global Seafood Alliance, November 26
ISSF's New Compliance Report Shows 99.1% Participating Company Conformance, Fish Focus, November 26
ISSF: Strong progress for Atlantic Ocean tuna fisheries, World Fishing & Aquaculture, November 25
WCPFC urged to adopt stricter oversight and conservation measures, Fisker Forum, November 23
ISSF Reviews Annual ISSF Meeting Outcomes in New Article, Fish Focus, November 22
ISSF urges stronger monitoring, conservation measures at WCPFC annual meeting, Undercurrent News, November 14
ISSF urges the WCPFC to increase sustainability and improve fisheries management, Fish Focus, November 14
How Does Your Canned Tuna Stack Up For Sustainability?, The National Tribune, November 6
NGOs call for new measures to safeguard Atlantic swordfish, tuna at ICCAT meet, Undercurrent News, October 30
ISSF Outlines Priorities for Atlantic Ocean Tuna Fisheries, Fish Focus, October 29
ICCAT urged to implement stronger tuna management, World Fishing & Aquaculture, October 29
Improving compliance, tuna management with strategic measures and increasing observers: ISSF's proposals for ICCAT, Industrias Pesqueras, October 24
NOAA Recommends Projects to Support Bycatch Reduction Research, Fishermen’s News, October 16
NOAA recommends funding for bycatch reduction projects, Seafood Source, October 11
Podcast - Speak Up For Blue Podcast Network: How to Protect the Ocean Podcast, September 9, 2024: The State of Tuna Fishing: What You Need to Know: watch it on YouTube or listen online
2024 Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Awards - NOAA Fisheries, NOAA Fisheries, September 30
SENA Panel: Achieving Full Traceability: The Need for Vessel-Level Data and Opportunities for Industry-Government Engagement, Seafood Source, September 26
Norway, EU sign duty-free seafood import agreement, Seafood Source, September 23
IATTC meeting sets the pace for improved tuna fisheries management, FiskerForum, September 22
Pew study finds tuna secured via transshipment is a USD 10.4 billion industry globally, Seafood Source, September 19, 2024
ISSF REVIEWS IATTC MEETING OUTCOMES IN NEW ARTICLE, Fish Focus, September 16
IATTC adopts electronic monitoring standards, improvements to compliance processes, Seafood Source, September 12
IATTC adopts electronic monitoring standards, improvements to compliance processes, Saving Seafood, September 12
IATTC electronic monitoring ‘win’ welcomed, World Fishing & Aquaculture, September 11
NGOs pushing IATTC to shore up compliance process, increase vessel monitoring, Seafood Source, August 30
Tuna fleet analysis shows minor capacity increase, Fisker Forum, August 19
Snapshot of the Large-Scale Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Fleets, Fish Focus, August 14
Weekly Ocean News 09.08.24, Blue Marine Foundation, August 9
ISSF urges enhanced transparency in Eastern Pacific tuna fisheries, Undercurrent News, August 8
ISSF Urges Several Actions for the IATTC Ahead of Annual Meeting, Fish Focus, August 7
ISSF will propose to CIAT the mandatory use of electronic control systems for all fleets, Industrias Pesqueras, August 6
ISSF reveals priorities ahead of IATTC meeting, World Fishing & Aquaculture, August 2
11 tuna stocks well managed, MSC says, National Fisherman, August 2
Tuna stocks update – positives and negatives, Fisker Forum, August 1
ISSF Report on Tuna Stock MSC Performance Fish Focus, July 31
Fisheries scientists warn over 50% of tuna stocks not meeting MSC standards, The Grocer, July 30
ISSF Report Finds More Tuna Stocks Are Sustainable, Saving Seafood, July 29
ISSF report finds more tuna stocks are sustainable, SeafoodSource, July 29
From eight tuna stocks, we have moved to eleven that meet sustainability criteria, Europa Azul, July 28
Just under half of global tuna stocks now meet MSC overfishing standard, Undercurrent News, July 29
Latest ISSF report reveals nearly 50 percent of major tuna stocks successfully avoid overfishing and meet target biomass levels, Global Seafood Alliance, July 26
ISSF: 12 tuna stocks don’t meet MSC certification criteria, World Fishing & Aquaculture, July 25
GLOBAL TUNA STOCKS’ SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATED AGAINST MSC CRITERIA, Fish Focus, July 25
This article featured a photo by ISSF. The paper that is covered in the article cites recent research findings from, “A multidisciplinary approach to build new designs of biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs).”
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fish Aggregating Device Design and Reporting Requirements in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Federal Register, July 19
Greenpeace blames RFMOs for overfishing; Skretting reduces emissions by 10.4 percent, Seafood Source, July 16
Transparency and sustainable tuna fishing practices, ISSF 2023 report highlights, We Are Aquaculture, June 28
IOTC adopts rules for FADs, but Indian Ocean yellowfin still facing overfishing, Seafood Source, May 22
Tuna recovers The risk of disappearance decreases and this is explained by a study, El Nacional, May 23
How can sustainability in fisheries be better enforced and regulated?, The London School of Economics and Political Science, May 22
INDIAN OCEAN FISHERIES MANAGERS ADOPT STRONGEST FAD MANAGEMENT MEASURE AMONG TUNA RFMOS, FishFocus, May 22
Denmark allocates DKK 110 million to seafood companies meeting sustainability goals; Seafish launches Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool, SeafoodSource, May 21
Managers need to act on Indian Ocean FAD management, FiskerForum, May 14
Thai Union records 1Q24 net profit of THB 1.2 billion as demand recovers across core product categories, Business Insider, May 10
IOTC urged to adopt FAD management best-practices, World Fishing & Aquaculture, May 9
Consumers prefer MSC blue seal tuna despite higher cost of living, Ambiente Magazine, May 8
ISSF RELEASES FIRST-EVER NETTING-FREE BIODEGRADABLE FADS CONSTRUCTION GUIDE, FishFocus, May 3
World Tuna Day: Fascinating facts to know about one of the fastest swimmers in the marine world, News Nine, May 2
Guide shows commercial tuna fishers how to build net-free, biodegradable fish aggregating devices, Global Seafood Alliance, May 2
Appetite for sustainably sourced tuna undimmed by cost-of-living crisis, Marine Stewardship Council, May 2
World Tuna Day 2024: 11 Interesting Facts About The Giant Sea Creature, Jagran Josh, May 2
World Tuna Day 2024: Date, History, Significance and All You Need To Know, NDTV, May 2
The Nature Conservancy’s Rob Johnson pushing "bold" Tuna Transparency Pledge, Seafood Source, April 25
Acoustics study has potential to reduce yellowfin tuna overfishing, Undercurrent News, April 17
Yellowfin management up for discussion again at May's IOTC meeting, Undercurrent News, April 16
Walmart, Albertsons sign Tuna Transparency Pledge, (Supermarket News, April 12, 2024)
SEG Panel: Accountability and Transparency: Industry Leadership in the Tuna Sustainability Space, Seafood Source, April 11
New Initiative Seeks to Make Tuna Fishing More Transparent, Oceanographic, April 10
Walmart, Albertsons Among 1st to Sign Tuna Transparency Pledge, Progressive Grocer, April 10
Major New Tuna Fisheries Initiative, Fish Focus, April 10
Stock report shows 86% of tuna sustainably harvested, National Fisherman, April 9
86% of tuna catch from healthy stocks, Fisker Forum, April 6
86% of global tuna catches come from stocks in “healthy abundance”, Europa Azul, April 5
ISSF RELEASES GLOBAL TUNA REPORT, Fish Focus, April 5
Global tuna stocks show slight sustainability improvement, says ISSF, Undercurrent News, April 4
New ISSF report on the status of tuna available, Blue Life Hub, April 5
We are working hard to understand the effects of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) on tunas, Europa Azul, April 3
The Role of Environmental NGOs Track2 Diplomacy, Diplomacy Old and New 2023a, April 4
False Facts About Tuna You Thought Were True, Mashed, March 25
Thai Union Wins 2 Prestigious Awards from The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards, 2024, Markets Insider, March 19
Thai Union: Mark Doherty becomes new Managing Director John West, Market ScreenerMarch ,15
Thai Union Launches New Initiative to Decarbonize Thai Shrimp Supply Chain, Markets Insider, March 14
Report: Tuna caught by Chinese vessels that netted penguins, whales linked to Bumble Bee, Undercurrent News, March 11
ISSF Wants All RFMOs To Strengthen Work On Harvest Strategy & EM, , ATUNA News, March 8
ISSF establishes priorities for what tuna RFMOs should adopt, Europa Azul, March 4, Translated from Spanish
Podcast: Susan Jackson - Conserving Fisheries and Shared Resources, Grey Matter Show, January 14
Thai Union updates its Vessel Code of Conduct to drive improvements in the fishing sector towards meeting Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative-recognized standards, CapEdge, January 30
Can you buy budget tinned tuna that tastes good and is eco-friendly? I tried 16 cans to find out, The Telegraph, January 27
ISSF makes committee appointments, World Fishing & Aquaculture, January 24
ISSF WELCOMES NEW FISHERIES EXPERTS, FishFocus, January 23
CEO of major Alaska processor steps down, IntraFish.com, January 20
ISSF announces key committee appointments, Undercurrent News, January 19
Sushi Threatened As Popular Ingredient Biomass Halved Since 1950, Newsweek, January 9
Sushi is under threat as biomass is a popular ingredient that has been cut in half since 1950, Reel Nouvelles, January 9
Which Canned Tuna Is the Best? We Tried Bumblebee, Starkist, Chicken of the Sea, and More, Bon Appetit, January 9
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