ISSF position statements raise issues and recommendations for Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) to consider in their policymaking discussions and decisions.
Our advocacy team prepares and circulates our statements in advance of major tuna RFMO meetings. Some statements are available in several languages, depending on RFMO region. If you would like to request an older version of a statement, write to us at [email protected].
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Position Statements (38)
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Common Ground For Buyer Engagement In Support Of Tuna Sustainability Improvement | October 3, 2014 | English | N/A | Advocacy, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 3, 2014 | |
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2020 WCPFC Position Statement | October 28, 2020 | English | WCPFC | Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, MCS, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, Transshipment, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 28, 2020 | |
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2023 IOTC Position Statement | March 28, 2023 | English | IOTC | Bycatch Mitigation, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System | Position Statements | N/A | Final | March 28, 2023 | |
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2021 CIAT Declaración de Posición | 2021 IATTC Position Statement (Spanish) | July 15, 2021 | Spanish | IATTC | Bycatch, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | July 15, 2021 | |
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2021 IOTC Position Statement | January 26, 2021 | English | IOTC | IOTC, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | January 26, 2021 | |
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2021 IOTC Position Statement (for June 2021 Meeting) | April 26, 2021 | English | IOTC | Bycatch, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System | Position Statements | N/A | Final | April 26, 2021 | |
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2020 IOTC Position Statement | October 8, 2020 | ISSF | English | IOTC | Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Supply Vessel, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 8, 2020 |
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2021 WCPFC Position Statement | October 15, 2021 | English | WCPFC | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, MCS, Sharks, Tuna, WCPFC | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 15, 2021 | |
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2020 ICCAT Position Statement (English) | October 28, 2020 | English | ICCAT | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 28, 2020 | |
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2021 ICCAT Position Statement (Spanish) | October 20, 2021 | Spanish | ICCAT | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 20, 2021 | |
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2020 IATTC Position Statement | October 30, 2020 | English | IATTC | Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 30, 2020 | |
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2022 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | April 8, 2022 | French | IOTC | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | April 8, 2022 | |
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2021 ICCAT Position Statement (French) | October 20, 2021 | French | ICCAT | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 20, 2021 | |
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2023 IATTC Position Statement | June 29, 2023 | English | IATTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FAD Management, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System | Position Statements | N/A | Final | June 29, 2023 | |
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2020 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | October 12, 2020 | ISSF | French | IOTC | Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Supply Vessel, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 12, 2020 |
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2022 CIAT Declaración de Posición | 2022 IATTC Position Statement (Spanish) | June 30, 2022 | Spanish | IATTC | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | June 30, 2022 | |
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2022 IATTC Position Statement | July 6, 2022 | English | IATTC | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | July 6, 2022 | |
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2023 ICCAT Position Statement (English) | October 20, 2023 | English | ICCAT | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FAD Management, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, Observer Coverage, Sharks, Transshipment, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 20, 2023 | |
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2022 IOTC Position Statement | April 8, 2022 | English | IOTC | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | April 8, 2022 | |
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2021 ICCAT Position Statement (English) | October 15, 2021 | English | ICCAT | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 15, 2021 | |
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2023 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | March 28, 2023 | French | IOTC | Bycatch Mitigation, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System | Position Statements | N/A | Final | March 28, 2023 | |
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2020 ICCAT Déclaration de Position | 2020 ICCAT Position Statement (French) | October 28, 2020 | French | ICCAT | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 28, 2020 | |
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2021 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) (for June 2021 Meeting) | April 29, 2021 | French | IOTC | Bycatch, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | April 29, 2021 | |
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2021 IATTC Position Statement | July 1, 2021 | English | IATTC | Bycatch, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | July 1, 2021 | |
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2020 ICCAT Declaración de Posición | 2020 ICCAT Position Statement (Spanish) | October 28, 2020 | Spanish | ICCAT | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 28, 2020 | |
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2020 CIAT Declaración de Posición | 2020 IATTC Position Statement (Spanish) | October 30, 2020 | Spanish | IATTC | Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 30, 2020 | |
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2023 WCPFC Position Statement | October 20, 2023 | English | WCPFC | Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FAD Management, FADs, Harvest Strategies, Observer Coverage, Sharks, Transshipment, Tuna, WCPFC | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 20, 2023 | |
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ISSF 2019 Position Statements | February 15, 2021 | English, French, Spanish | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MCS, RFMOs, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Tuna, WCPFC | Position Statements | N/A | Final | February 15, 2021 | |
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2022 ICCAT Position Statement (English) | October 31, 2022 | English | ICCAT | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 31, 2022 | |
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2021 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | January 26, 2021 | French | IOTC | IOTC, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | January 26, 2021 | |
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2023 CIAT Declaración de Posición | 2023 IATTC Position Statement (Spanish) | July 4, 2023 | Spanish | IATTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FAD Management, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | July 4, 2023 | |
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2023 IOTC Position Statement (Special Session) | January 9, 2023 | English | IOTC | FAD Management, FADs | Position Statements | N/A | Final | January 9, 2023 | |
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2023 ICCAT Position Statement (French) | October 20, 2023 | French | ICCAT | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FAD Management, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, Observer Coverage, Sharks, Transshipment, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 20, 2023 | |
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2022 WCPFC Position Statement | October 20, 2022 | English | WCPFC | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, MCS, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, WCPFC | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 20, 2022 | |
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2023 ICCAT Position Statement (Spanish) | October 27, 2023 | Spanish | ICCAT | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FAD Management, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, Observer Coverage, Sharks, Transshipment, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 27, 2023 | |
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2022 ICCAT Position Statement (Spanish) | October 20, 2022 | Spanish | ICCAT | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 20, 2022 | |
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2022 ICCAT Position Statement (French) | October 20, 2022 | French | ICCAT | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 20, 2022 | |
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2023 IOTC Déclaration de Position (Séance Spéciale) (Français) | January 10, 2023 | French | IOTC | FAD Management, FADs | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | January 10, 2023 |