All Tunas 2028 gives seafood retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and other market representatives a voice to directly advocate for the adoption of the 13 remaining harvest strategies for the most commercially valuable tuna stocks by the end of 2028.
Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs) are international governing bodies that make management decisions for some of the world’s most valuable fisheries.
RFMO delegations rarely include the seafood markets that make up the consumer facing end of the supply chain. Without these additional voices and perspectives, management decisions may not accurately reflect stakeholders’ priorities and favor short-term economic gain, even at the risk of long-term sustainability.
Harvest strategies protect tuna fisheries for the long term.
By providing stability, predictability, and science-based safeguards, harvest strategies help ensure the future of tuna sourcing through a proactive approach to achieving long-term fishery objectives. Of the 23 main commercially valuable tuna stocks, only 10 have been adopted, leaving the market supply and profitability of more than half of the world’s tuna stocks unprotected.
Relationship building is the key to positive change at RFMOs.
RFMO decision makers often make up their minds on management actions ahead of the final discussions at RFMO commission meetings. To improve the impact of advocacy, relationships should be fostered and connections made directly with decision makers before these meetings.
The long-term sustainability of more than half of the most commercially valuable global tuna fisheries is without protection by harvest strategies. RFMOs have committed to adopt nearly all of the final 13 tuna harvest strategies, fully protecting the world’s tuna, but that commitment is not a guarantee. Markets have the power to get these harvest strategies across the finish line.
By building relationships directly with RFMO decision makers, markets can advocate for positive timely change and ensure decisions are made in favor of long-term healthy fisheries and stable global supply chains.
Join All Tunas 2028 to help protect these vital fisheries for the future!
To get involved or learn more about the benefits of joining the effort, contact ewalton@pewtrusts.org
| Stock | RFMO | Deadline | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigeye Tuna | ICCAT | 2026 | N |
| Eastern Skipjack Tuna | ICCAT | 2026 | N |
| Yellowfin Tuna | ICCAT | 2026 | N |
| Southern Albacore | ICCAT | 2027 | N |
| Mediterranean Albacore | ICCAT | TBD | N |
| Bigeye Tuna | IATTC | 2026 | N |
| Yellowfin Tuna | IATTC | 2028 | N |
| Skipjack Tuna | IATTC | 2030 | N |
| Pacific Bluefin Tuna | IATTC/WCPFC | 2026 | N |
| Yellowfin Tuna | WCPFC | TBD | N |
| Bigeye Tuna | WCPFC | 2026 | N |
| Albacore | IOTC | 2026 | N |
| Yellowfin Tuna | IOTC | 2027 | N |
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