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BREAKING NEWS: IOTC adopts milestone management procedure for bigeye tuna

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. […]

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Bigeye tuna expected to be second species to have a harvest strategy in place at IOTC

May 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 […]

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Managers poised to make important decisions in run up to 2022 adoption of Atlantic bluefin tuna harvest strategy

May 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 […]

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After 2021 Harvest Strategy Successes, Eyes Turn to 2022 RFMO Season

December 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 […]

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Guest Blog: Alarm Bell for Sourcing Sustainable Tuna: get Harvest Strategies done, starting in the Western and Central Pacific

November 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? […]

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Guest Blog: It’s Good to Talk – Unless it Clashes with Summer Holidays

November 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 […]

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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!
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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!
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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!
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