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ISSF Shares 2025 Position Statement Ahead of IATTC Annual Meeting
Ahead of the September 2025 Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published its annual position statement, outlining science-based priorities to strengthen Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) tuna fisheries management. The recommendations focus on advancing precautionary measures, improving monitoring, and safeguarding marine ecosystems—key steps toward long-term sustainability.
ISSF’s top asks include:
- Accelerating the adoption of harvest strategies for tropical tunas
- Enhancing electronic monitoring and requiring 100% observer coverage for both longline and small purse seine vessels
- Implementing stronger rules and tracking for fish aggregating devices (FADs)
- Improving compliance through standardized reporting and performance metrics
ISSF also calls for improved bycatch mitigation and stronger regulation of at-sea transshipment. These priorities build on IATTC’s recent progress and aim to ensure that science-based, transparent management remains central to regional fisheries governance.
Featured Tool
Updated VOSI: Track Vessel Sustainability Participation
ISSF has expanded its Vessels in Other Sustainability Initiatives (VOSI) verified transparency tool to include new vessel-level best practices on bycatch mitigation—giving stakeholders deeper insights into vessel commitments.
Featured Resource
RFMO Best Practices Snapshots
IATTC is an RFMO best practice leader in two critical areas of fisheries management – supply and tender vessel and FAD management. To learn more, peruse our RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, which identify best practices that Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) should follow to manage tuna fisheries sustainably.
In detailed tables, the snapshots compare tuna RFMO progress in implementing the practices. We also publish companion “best-practices reports” on these topics and “RFMO progress” infographics.
RFMO Best Practices Snapshot: Treatment of Supply & Tender Vessels by RFMO
RFMO Best Practices Snapshot: FAD Management
ISSF in the News
ISSF members report compliance in tuna fishing sustainability objectives
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Fishing Industry Makes Progress Towards Tuna Sustainability and Conservation
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