Skip to main content

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].

Position Statements tagged with Capacity Management

Image Title Date Author(s) Language RFMO(s) Tag(s) Category Company Report Type Activity Year
Image Title Date Author(s) Language RFMO(s) Tag(s) Category Company Report Type Activity Year
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Capacity Conservation Measures Category June 27, 2022 English N/A Capacity Management, Conservation Measures Conservation Measures, Infographics N/A Final June 27, 2022
ISSF 2009-01: Addressing the Issues of Fishing Capacity in the World Tuna Fleets January 1, 2009 James Joseph English N/A Capacity Management Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report January 1, 2009
ISSF 2010-02: Bellagio Framework For Sustainable Tuna Fisheries. Bellagio Conference, May 2010 May 1, 2010 ISSF English N/A Capacity Management Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report May 1, 2010
ISSF 2011-06: Managing Fishing Capacity in International Fisheries. Approaches and Practices in RFMOs. Aug 2011 August 15, 2011 María Cecilia Engler Palma English N/A Capacity Management, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report August 15, 2011
ISSF 2011-11A: Allocation of Rights in the International Environmental Context. Napa Conference, Feb 2011 February 13, 2011 ISSF English N/A Capacity Management Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report February 13, 2011
ISSF 2011-11B: Asignación de Derechos en el Contexto Medioambiental Internacional. Napa Conference, Feb 2011 February 13, 2011 ISSF English N/A Capacity Management Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report February 13, 2011
ISSF 2011-12A: Eastern Pacific Ocean Rights-Based Management Workshop. Guayaquil, 2011 May 18, 2011 ISSF English N/A Capacity Management Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Workshop Report May 18, 2011
ISSF 2011-12B: Jornadas sobre la Ordenación Basada en los Derechos en el Océano Pacífico Oriental. Guayaquil, 2011 May 18, 2011 ISSF English N/A Capacity Management Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Workshop Report May 18, 2011
ISSF 2011-13: Allocation of Property Rights in Global Tuna Fisheries. Cordoba Conference, Sep 2011 September 9, 2011 ISSF English N/A Capacity Management Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report September 9, 2011
ISSF 2012-09: Global Study on the Management of Tuna Baitfisheries August 11, 2012 Robert Gillett English N/A Capacity Management, Pole and Line, Stock Status Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report August 11, 2012
ISSF 2012-15: Workshop on Rights Based Management, Capacity and Buybacks in the EPO. Mexico City, 2012 April 17, 2012 ISSF English N/A Capacity Management Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Workshop Report April 17, 2012
ISSF 2013-06: Fishing Capacity and Efficient Fleet Configuration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean April 15, 2013 Dr. Dale Squires, Jeffrey Shrader English N/A Capacity Management, Purse Seine, Tuna Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report April 15, 2013
ISSF 2013-07: Vessel Buybacks in Purse Seine Tuna Fisheries. The Role of Auction and Financing Structures June 11, 2013 Joshua Graff Zivin English N/A Capacity Management, Purse Seine Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report June 11, 2013
ISSF 2013-09: Sustainable Fishery Agreements: Strategies for Enforcement & Compliance. Maui Conferences, Jan 2013 January 25, 2013 ISSF English N/A Capacity Management, Compliance, RFMOs Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report January 25, 2013
ISSF 2014-13: Report of the 2014 ISSF Capacity Transfer Workshop April 7, 2014 ISSF English N/A Capacity Management Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Workshop Report April 7, 2014
ISSF 2016-10: A Maximum Likelihood Approach for Calculating Fish Hold Volume for Tuna Purse Seine Vessels June 22, 2016 Dr. Victor Restrepo, Ana Justel-Rubio English N/A Capacity Management, Purse Seine, science, Tuna Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report June 22, 2016
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
ISSF 2023-04: A Snapshot of the Large-Scale Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Fleets as of June 2023* June 5, 2023 Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Lorena Recio English N/A Capacity Management, Purse Seine, RFMOs, Tuna Scientific Reports, Technical Reports N/A Technical Report June 5, 2023
Snapshot of the Large-Scale Purse-Seine Fleet (2023) June 16, 2023 English N/A Capacity Management, ProActive Vessel Register, Purse Seine, Tuna Infographics N/A Final June 16, 2023