RFMO Best Practices Snapshots
Our “snapshots” 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.
For a high-level comparison across the five RFMOs, see our Tuna RFMO Best Practice Performance “scorecard” below. We also publish companion “best-practices reports” on these topics and “RFMO progress” infographics.
RFMO Best Practices Snapshots tagged with Tuna
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 |
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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 | ||
2020 IATTC Position Statement | October 30, 2020 | English | IATTC | Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 30, 2020 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
2021 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | January 26, 2021 | French | IOTC | IOTC, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | January 26, 2021 | ||
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 | ||
2021 IOTC Position Statement | January 26, 2021 | English | IOTC | IOTC, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | January 26, 2021 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 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 | ||
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 | ||
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 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 | ||
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 | ||
Acoustic Discrimination Technology to Support Selective Fishing | November 24, 2020 | English | N/A | Acoustic Discrimination, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | November 24, 2020 | ||
Acoustic Discrimination Timeline: Research and Publications | April 20, 2021 | English | N/A | Acoustic Discrimination, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | April 20, 2021 | ||
Benefits for Tuna Fishers of Joining the ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) | November 16, 2018 | English | N/A | Longline, Pole and Line, ProActive Vessel Register, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | November 16, 2018 | ||
Bycatch Rates by Ocean and Set Type | May 22, 2019 | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | May 22, 2019 | ||
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 | ||
Conservation Measures by Category | April 25, 2023 | English | N/A | Bycatch, Conservation Measures, Sticky, Tuna | Conservation Measures, Infographics | N/A | Final | April 25, 2023 | ||
Distribution of Stocks of Major Commercial Tunas (2011-March 2023) | March 8, 2023 | English | N/A | Stock Status, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | March 8, 2023 | ||
Distribution of Stocks of Major Commercial Tunas by Catch (2011-March 2023) | March 8, 2023 | English | N/A | Stock Status, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | March 8, 2023 | ||
FAD Use, FIPs, & the MSC Standard | September 24, 2019 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | September 24, 2019 | |
IMO Numbers & Transparency in the Fishing Industry | July 29, 2022 | ISSF | English | N/A | IMO, Purse Seine, Tuna, UVI | Infographics | N/A | Final | July 29, 2022 | |
ISSF / IPNLF Skippers’ Guidebook to Pole-and-Line Fishing Best Practices | July 11, 2019 | ISSF, IPNLF | English | N/A | Best Practices, Pole and Line, Skippers Guidebook, Tuna | Guides & Best Practices | N/A | Final | July 11, 2019 | |
ISSF 2011-01: Stock Assessments 101. How Scientists Count Tuna | January 1, 2011 | Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | science, Stock Status, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 1, 2011 | |
ISSF 2011-08: The Promotion of Pole-and-Line Tuna Fishing in the Pacific Islands. Oct 2011 | October 14, 2011 | Robert Gillett | English | N/A | Pole and Line, Tuna | Bycatch, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 14, 2011 | |
ISSF 2012-02: Conservation Benefits of Marine Protected Areas for Pelagic Species associated with Fisheries. A review | January 25, 2012 | Tim K. Davies, Sarah Martin, Chris Mees, Emmanuel Chassot, David M. Kaplan | English | N/A | Conservation Measures, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 25, 2012 | |
ISSF 2012-03: Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Tuna Fisheries. Preliminary Assessment | March 12, 2012 | Dr. Robert Tyedmers, Robert Parker | English | N/A | science, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 12, 2012 | |
ISSF 2012-08: Report of the 2012 ISSF Workshop to Review Spatial Closures to Manage Tuna Fisheries | July 21, 2012 | ISSF | English | N/A | Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | July 21, 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 2014-03: Report of the ISSF Workshop on FADs as Ecological Traps | March 13, 2014 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | March 13, 2014 | |
ISSF 2014-06: ISSF Skipper Workshops. Collaboration between Scientists and Fishing Industry to Mitigate Bycatch | April 16, 2014 | Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Gala Moreno, Martin Hall, David Itano, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 16, 2014 | |
ISSF 2014-12: Exploration of Market Viability for the Full Retention of Non-Tuna Species in Purse Seine Fisheries | December 9, 2014 | A. O. Lewis | English | N/A | Bycatch, Purse Seine, Tuna | Bycatch, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | December 9, 2014 | |
ISSF 2015-02: Preliminary Study of the Relative Fishery Impacts on Non-Tuna Species Caught in Tuna Fisheries | February 16, 2015 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 16, 2015 | |
ISSF 2015-08: Harmonization of Longline Bycatch Data in Tuna RFMOs | February 26, 2015 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, Longline, RFMOs, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 26, 2015 | |
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 2016-15: A Comparative Study of Annual Tuna Catches from Two Different Sources: FAO Global Capture Database vs. Tuna RFMOs Statistical Databases (2000-2014) | October 6, 2016 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Luca Garibaldi, Dr. John Hampton, Dr. Mark Maunder, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | RFMOs, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 6, 2016 | |
ISSF 2016-17: Mitigation of Silky Shark Bycatch in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | December 9, 2016 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Gala Moreno | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | December 9, 2016 | |
ISSF 2017-01: Computing a Global Rate of Non-Target Species Catch (Bycatch) in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries* | February 7, 2017 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Purse Seine, science, Tuna | Bycatch, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 7, 2017 | |
ISSF 2017-07: Towards Global Non-Entangling Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) Use in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries Through a Participatory Approach | November 22, 2017 | Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Gala Moreno, Martin Hall, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, David Itano, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 22, 2017 | |
ISSF 2017-08: Management of Tuna Stocks and Fisheries. Nov. 2017* | November 22, 2017 | ISSF | English | N/A | RFMOs, science, Stock Status, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 22, 2017 | |
ISSF 2018-04: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | February 28, 2018 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Ana Justel-Rubio, Holly Koehler, Jon Ruiz | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Purse Seine, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 28, 2018 | |
ISSF 2018-06: Characterizing Small and Medium Scale Tuna Purse Seine and Ring Net Vessels in Indonesia | March 28, 2018 | Dr. Jefferson Murua, David Itano, Anung Widodo | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 28, 2018 | |
ISSF 2018-15: 2018 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop: Review of Current t-RFMO Practice in Stock Status Determinations | April 26, 2018 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 26, 2018 | |
ISSF 2018-16: A Pre-Assessment of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Fisheries Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria: Principle 2 | May 22, 2018 | Paul A.H. Medley, Tristan Southall, Jodi Bostrom, Erika Zollett, Gudrun Guadian | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 22, 2018 | |
ISSF 2018-16: MSC Principle 2 Pre-assessment Report Materials | May 21, 2018 | ISSF | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna | Scientific Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 21, 2018 | |
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 2019-08: Report of the International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | April 24, 2019 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Fabien Forget, Ana Justel-Rubio | English | N/A | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Purse Seine, Rays, science, Sharks, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 24, 2019 | |
ISSF 2020-10: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification* | March 16, 2020 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Juan Pedro Monteagudo, Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Hilario Murua | English | N/A | Best Practices, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Longline, MSC Certification, Tuna | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 16, 2020 | |
ISSF 2020-11: Recommended Best Practices for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification, with an Emphasis on FADs* | March 16, 2020 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Ana Justel-Rubio, Juan Pedro Monteagudo, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Hilario Murua | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Tuna | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 16, 2020 | |
ISSF 2022-01: Biology and Stock Status of Minor Commercial Tunas: Summary of Current Knowledge and Gaps | February 16, 2022 | Dr. Lorena Recio, Dr. Hilario Murua, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Neritic Tunas, RFMOs, Stock Status, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 16, 2022 | |
ISSF 2022-02: ISSF Responsible Fishing Guidelines for Tuna Longline Fisheries | January 27, 2022 | Juan Pedro Monteagudo, Dr. Hilario Murua, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Longline, MSC Certification, Tuna | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 27, 2022 | |
ISSF 2022-07: Port State Measures in Tuna RFMOs: Benchmarking RFMO Port State Measures Against the 2009 FAO PSMA and Identifying Gaps* | May 3, 2023 | Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Port State Measures, RFMOs, Tuna, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 3, 2023 | |
ISSF 2022-09: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring Systems in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries | April 19, 2022 | Dr. Hilario Murua, Jon Ruiz, Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Longline, Purse Seine, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 19, 2022 | |
ISSF 2023-01: Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna. March 2023* | June 2, 2023 | ISSF | English | N/A | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Bluefin Tuna Species, CCSBT, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, science, Skipjack, Stock Assessment, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 2, 2023 | |
ISSF 2023-02: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | March 21, 2023 | P.A.H. Medley, Jo Gascoigne | English | N/A | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, CCSBT, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MSC Certification, RFMOs, science, Skipjack, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 21, 2023 | |
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 | |
ISSF 2023-10: Recommended Best Practices for FAD Management in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries (Update to ISSF 2019-11)* | July 11, 2023 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Holly Koehler, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Hilario Murua | English | N/A | Best Practices, FAD Management, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Tuna | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 11, 2023 | |
ISSF Scientific Research with Tuna Fleets, 2011-Present | April 20, 2021 | English | N/A | Acoustic Discrimination, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch Mitigation, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, ISSF, science, Sharks, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | April 20, 2021 | ||
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 | ||
Key Gaps and Priorities in Tuna RFMO Port State Measures | March 23, 2022 | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Port State Measures, RFMOs, Tuna, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | March 23, 2022 | ||
Minimum Standards for Vessel Electronic Monitoring Systems | June 19, 2020 | English | N/A | Best Practices, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | June 19, 2020 | ||
Number of Tuna Transshipments by Year (2014-2021) | September 15, 2022 | English | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Transshipment, Tuna, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | September 15, 2022 | ||
Presentations from International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries (2019) | April 24, 2019 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Ana Justel-Rubio | English | N/A | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Justel-Rubio, science, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 24, 2019 | |
Sixth Tuna Management Workshop Takes Best Practices to West Africa Through Two Days of Hands-on Trainings | January 30, 2018 | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MSC Certification, Tuna | N/A | N/A | January 30, 2018 | |||
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 | ||
Status of Tuna Harvest Control Rule Development | June 22, 2018 | English | N/A | Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, Strategic Plan, Tuna | Infographics, Strategic Plan | N/A | N/A | June 22, 2018 | ||
Summary of Sustainable Tuna Stocks (MSC Principle 1) | March 29, 2023 | English | N/A | MSC Certification, Stock Status, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | March 29, 2023 | ||
Towards Acoustic Discrimination of Tuna Species at FADS | September 12, 2016 | English | N/A | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Conservation Measures, FADs, Purse Seine, Skipjack, Sticky, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Bycatch | N/A | Final | September 12, 2016 | ||
Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Atlantic Ocean | June 19, 2019 | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | June 19, 2019 | ||
Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Eastern Pacific Ocean | June 19, 2019 | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | June 19, 2019 | ||
Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Indian Ocean | June 19, 2019 | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Rays, Sharks, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | June 19, 2019 | ||
Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Western and Central Pacific Ocean | June 19, 2019 | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Rays, Sharks, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | June 19, 2019 | ||
Tuna RFMO Measures Regulating Transshipment | July 6, 2023 | English | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC | IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Transshipment, Tuna, WCPFC | Infographics | N/A | Final | July 6, 2023 |