Artículos en la categoría: All Tunas

©FAO/Giulio Napolitano Blog originally published on FAO’s Common Oceans Program Newsroom. Focus on All Tunas 2028 for the adoption of long-term harvest strategies 28/04/2026 Boston – Tuna harvesting and sustainability generated widespread interest during events staged by the Common Oceans Program Tuna project at the Seafood Expo North America in March. The Seafood Expo North America (SENA) is […]

Last year presented an opportunity to adopt a management procedure (MP) for Pacific bluefin tuna—the world’s most valuable fish. Doing so would have placed all four global bluefin stocks under MP-based management. Although the management strategy evaluation (MSE) provided a strong scientific foundation for selecting an MP, the parties were unable to reach consensus, and […]

Tunas are some of the most important seafood species in the world. Tuna fisheries support livelihoods across oceans, provide a critical source of nutrition, and play a major role in global seafood supply chains. Sea Pact, a collaboration of North American mid-supply chain seafood companies advancing sustainability, recognizes this significance firsthand. In fact, when Sea […]

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s (WCPFC) 2025 annual meeting wrapped last week in Manila with the successful adoption of a management procedure (MP), also known as a harvest strategy, for South Pacific albacore. The MP will manage the western and central Pacific (WCPO) longline and troll fisheries below the 10°S parallel, a huge […]

I write this from Seville, Spain where the gavel has just dropped on the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). After a long 8 days of negotiations, we’ve ended with both high notes and disappointments for management procedure (MP) development and implementation at ICCAT. First, the high notes: […]

Climate change has substantial implications for global fisheries. In fact, scientists project that related losses in fish biomass production in the coming decades will occur in many regions, including countries such as the Federated States of Micronesia and Portugal, that rely substantially on aquatic foods for their domestic protein supply. Further, climate change is already […]

Sharks, rays, and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) are among the most threatened groups of marine animals, with 37.5% of known species currently at risk of extinction. Their unique biology makes them highly vulnerable to overfishing, and many of them are caught as a bycatch in tuna fisheries, but some species, like blue sharks, are targeted by important […]

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is about a decade into management procedure (MP) development for its fisheries. There’s a lot to be proud of. The iconic – and controversial – Atlantic bluefin tuna fisheries are now managed under an MP, with science-based catch limits in place. Since its adoption in […]