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Meet VOSI | Verified Transparency for Tuna Vessels
Featured Resource Vessels in Other Sustainability Initiatives (VOSI) Like the ProActive Vessel Register (PVR), ISSF’s Vessels in Other Sustainability Initiatives (VOSI) list is a transparency tool for...
View ArticleScience-First for Sustainable Tuna Fisheries | An Overview of ISSF Research
Featured Content ISSF investigates and promotes science-based approaches for ensuring the long-term sustainability of global tuna stocks and the marine ecosystem. The ISSF team works collaboratively...
View ArticleOp-ed: Make EM ‘business as usual’ in tuna fisheries | And more on electronic...
ISSF in the News Op-ed: Make 2024 the year that EM becomes ‘business as usual’ in global tuna fisheries In a new article for World Fishing & Aquaculture, ISSF President Susan Jackson urges action...
View ArticlePriorities for Tuna RFMOs | FAD Management, Electronic Monitoring, & More
Featured Content Priorities for Tuna Fisheries Management Each year, ISSF identifies priority actions for tropical-tuna regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) to take to improve fishery...
View ArticleMore Harvest Strategies for More Tuna Stocks | NEW ISSF Scientist Blog
Featured Content More Harvest Strategies for More Stocks Can Help Fisheries Managers Mitigate Political Pressure and Climate Change Impacts on Global Tuna Fisheries With 4.8 million tonnes caught...
View ArticleImproving Compliance Processes Across Tuna Fisheries | RFMO Progress Against...
Featured Content RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — Compliance Processes ISSF is urging tuna regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) to strengthen compliance processes to ensure robust and...
View ArticleISSF REPORT: 86% of Global Tuna Catch Comes from Stocks at Healthy Levels;...
Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 86% comes from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the newest International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Status of the Stocks...
View Article86% of Global Tuna Catch Comes from Stocks at Healthy Levels | 10% Require...
Featured News UPDATED: ISSF Status of the Stocks Report Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 86% comes from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the newest ISSF Status of the...
View ArticlePriorities for Indian Ocean Tuna Fisheries | Improved Compliance Processes,...
Featured News Priorities for Indian Ocean Tuna Fisheries ISSF has published its position statement ahead of the 2024 Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting. The statement leads with ISSF...
View ArticleExploring Technology to Support Selective Fishing | NEW Peer Reviewed Article...
Featured Content ISSF scientists are exploring innovative ways to use acoustic equipment at sea as a tool to prevent overfishing — and reduce bycatch — in purse-seine tuna fisheries. We are studying...
View ArticleISSF Publishes First-Ever Jelly-FAD Construction Guide to Help Fishers Build...
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a comprehensive step-by-step guide that shows commercial tuna fishers how to build “jelly-FADs” — an innovative, nearly 100%...
View ArticleCelebrating World Tuna Day | NEW Jelly-FAD Construction Guide
May 2 is World Tuna Day. ISSF’s research and advocacy work – from producing an annual Status of the Stocks report to attending Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) meetings – aims to...
View ArticleFisheries Managers Must Act to Improve the Management of Fish Aggregating...
At last year’s annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), ISSF welcomed the collaborative spirit among members of the regional fisheries management organization (RFMO). Cooperation and...
View ArticleBLOG: Act Now to Improve FAD Management at IOTC
Featured News Fisheries Managers Must Act to Improve the Management of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in Indian Ocean Tuna Fisheries In a new blog, ISSF’s Holly Koehler and Dr. Hilario Murua urge...
View ArticleIndian Ocean Fisheries Managers Adopt Strongest FAD Management Measure Among...
ISSF applauds a productive annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), which was marked by strong collaboration between members of the regional fisheries management organization (RFMO),...
View ArticleREPORT: Bycatch Management Strategy Evaluation in Tuna Fisheries
Featured News ISSF REPORT: Inputs for Comprehensive Bycatch Management Strategy Evaluation in Tuna Fisheries There has been growing concern over the sustainability of marine megafauna exposed to...
View ArticleWorld Oceans Day | Awaken New Depths
June 8 is World Oceans Day, and this year’s theme is Awaken New Depths. We join our colleagues in this celebration to explore new depths of understanding, compassion, collaboration, commitment, and...
View ArticleRecognizing World Sea Turtle Day | Protecting Sea Turtles in Tuna Fisheries
June 16 marked World Sea Turtle Day. ISSF supports multiple initiatives for the protection of sea turtles in global tuna fisheries. Many sea turtle populations are in decline, including from fishing...
View ArticleISSF Publishes 2023 Annual Report Highlighting Collaborative Progress Toward...
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) released its 2023 annual report today, titled Navigating Toward Sustainable Tuna Fisheries, which presents the organization’s accomplishments...
View ArticleNavigating Toward Sustainable Tuna Fisheries | ISSF Annual Report &...
ISSF Publishes 2023 Annual Report Highlighting Collaborative Progress Toward More Sustainable Tuna Fisheries ISSF has released its 2023 annual report today, titled Navigating Toward Sustainable Tuna...
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