ISSF convenes a diverse group of stakeholders — NGOs, vessel owners, retailers, tuna processors and more — to make sustainability recommendations to tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs).
Here are recent advocacy letters that have resulted from that collaborative work.
Joint Advocacy (4)
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Joint Letter to IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, and WCPFC (March 21, 2017): Harvest Strategies and Monitoring, Control and Surveillance | March 22, 2017 | English | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MCS, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Programs, WCPFC | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | March 22, 2017 | |
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NGO Tuna Forum Global Tuna Sustainability Appeal (September 2018) | September 30, 2018 | English | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC | Advocacy, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Programs, WCPFC | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | September 30, 2018 | |
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Joint Letter to WCPFC (Nov. 27, 2017): Harvest Strategies, Non-entangling FADs, and Observer Coverage | November 30, 2017 | English | WCPFC | Advocacy, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, Longline, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Coverage, Tuna, WCPFC | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | November 30, 2017 | |
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Joint Letter to WCPFC (March 29, 2017): Transparency and Observer Participation | March 29, 2017 | English | WCPFC | Observer Programs, WCPFC | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | March 29, 2017 |