ABNJ, Webinars
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ABNJ, Factsheets, Infographic
The Common Oceans Tuna Fisheries Project is an initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The project is dedicated to promoting responsible and sustainable tuna fishing practices in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), otherwise known as the high seas. The goal is to safeguard marine biodiversity and ensure the long-term health of our oceans, all while adapting to the challenges of a rapidly changing climate.
Led by The Ocean Foundation, the HarvestStrategies.org part of the project seeks to foster sustainable management practices by advancing the development, adoption, and implementation of harvest strategies, also known as management procedures, driving forward-thinking solutions to global challenges in international tuna fisheries. This page features the events and communications materials developed through the project to demystify and clarify the harvest strategy approach.
Special Considerations & Approaches for Multistock MSEs
Date: October 9, 2025, 10:00 GMT
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The GFCM has adopted 2025’s first international #harveststrategy, choosing a precautionary, science-based rule for blackspot seabream in the Alboran Sea. With the stock at only ~5% of unfished levels, this is a key step toward recovery and sustainability:
Upcoming trilateral (EU-NO-UK) talks are crucial for North Sea herring. Managers can adopt a new #MSE-tested long-term management strategy that considers herring’s ecosystem role and supports stable, sustainable catches for 2026 and beyond. Read more:
Experts across RFMOs met at the Global Blue Shark MSE Workshop to advance sustainable management of this highly valuable species. Read more on key discussions, shared challenges, and progress toward robust, MSE-tested management procedures for blue sharks:
November 10, 2025
