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May 20, 2022
In a landmark decision by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), managers have adopted a management procedure (MP) for bigeye tuna. Sponsored by Australia, the Maldives, Pakistan, Tanzania, South Africa, and the European Union, the proposal received broad support from member governments before adoption was finalized at the close of the IOTC Commission meeting today. […]
Read moreMay 12, 2022
May is gearing up to be a big month for the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), as members plan to hold four policy and science meetings over the next two weeks. Two of those meetings – the Technical Committee on Management Procedures (TCMP) on May 13-14 and IOTC’s annual Commission meeting on May 16-20, will […]
Read moreMay 5, 2022
It’s been over a decade since ICCAT began implementing science-based quotas to help recover Atlantic bluefin, the largest of the tuna species. It now appears that the species is on the verge of locking in those gains using one of the most effective forms of management – a harvest strategy. Next week’s Panel 2 meeting, to […]
Read moreDecember 15, 2021
2021 marked a significant year for the proliferation of harvest strategies across tuna regional fishery management organizations (tRFMOs). First introduced to tRFMOs with the adoption of a harvest strategy for southern bluefin tuna a decade ago, this approach is now under development or in place at every single tRFMO, including in the Atlantic, Pacific, and […]
Read moreNovember 22, 2021
A bad dream for sustainable seafood: consumers who search in vain for certified sustainable tuna on the shelves of their supermarkets, the tuna-trade and Pacific Island nations without a compass for their currently healthy-stocks of tuna and the building of sustainable fisheries management policies in the tuna fishery collapsing. Only a bad dream for the oceans and the markets? […]
Read moreNovember 10, 2021
There are 27 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), as well as an additional 5 fisheries currently seeking MSC certification, representing over two million tonnes of certified and potentially certified tuna within the supply chain each year; or 73% of the global production of MSC-certified tuna. These certifications […]
Read moreGreat news! This decision from the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission will help ensure a sustainable future for one of the world’s most valuable fish. https://twitter.com/Hrvststrategies/status/1527703367560179721
BREAKING NEWS: IOTC has officially adopted a management procedure for bigeye tuna, marking the first full MP for any tropical tuna species at a tRFMO. Congratulations IOTC for championing the harvest strategy approach!
https://tinyurl.com/2s35r8u9
La CTOI a officiellement adopté une procédure de gestion pour le thon obèse, adoptant ainsi la première procédure de gestion complète pour les thons tropicaux dans une ORGP thonière. Bravo à la CTOI d’avoir soutenu l’approche par stratégie de capture!
https://tinyurl.com/2s35r8u9
BREAKING NEWS: IOTC has officially adopted a management procedure for bigeye tuna, marking the first full MP for any tropical tuna species at a tRFMO. Congratulations IOTC for championing the harvest strategy approach!
https://tinyurl.com/2s35r8u9
May 19, 2022
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