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Harvest Strategy Tracker:

Global Progress at a Glance

The Harvest Strategy Tracker is an interactive tool that provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the status of harvest strategy development and implementation across regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs). This sortable and filterable table tracks progress for each stock, enabling stakeholders, scientists, and decision-makers to quickly assess their current status and identify areas where further action is needed.

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This item has been adopted

Adopted

This item is in development

In Development

This item is behind / stalled

Stalled

This item is planned

Planned

­­Rating Methodology

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Rating Criteria

Rating:

  • Adopted – The RFMO has officially adopted a full management procedure (MP) for the stock, including defined management objectives, data collection program, stock status estimation method, and a harvest control rule.
  • In Development – The RFMO is actively working toward adopting an MP for the stock using the MSE process.
  • Stalled – The RFMO has initiated MP development for the stock but has not made progress toward this goal in at least six months. Key steps such as MSE work or defining management objectives may be delayed.
  • Planned – The RFMO has formally expressed intent to develop a management procedure (MP), but management strategy evaluation (MSE) work has not yet begun.

Stock Status:

  • Reflects the current condition of a fish stock according to the relevant RFMO.

Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE):

  • Yes – MSE is complete.
  • Developing – MSE development is underway.

Management Objectives:

  • Yes – Operational management objectives have been agreed.
  • No – Comprehensive, operational management objectives have not yet been agreed; includes situations where only reference points have been agreed.

Harvest Control Rule (HCR):

  • Yes – HCR has been adopted, with the year of adoption listed beside it.
  • No – HCR has not yet been adopted.

Management Procedure Adoption:

  • Yes – A fully specified MP has been adopted, with the year of adoption beside it.
  • No – A fully specified MP has not yet been adopted.

Planned Adoption Year:

  • If an MP has not yet been adopted for the stock, this column lists the relevant RFMO’s stated target date for adoption.
  • N/A – The MP is already adopted, so the planned adoption year is not applicable.

Implementation:

  • Yes – The adopted MP is being implemented.
  • No – The adopted MP is not yet implemented, for example, due to a lack of agreement on the allocation of fishing opportunities.
  • N/A – The MP is not adopted yet, so implementation is not applicable.

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