“We now have the tools to ensure the long-term sustainability of skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin,” says Anne-France Mattlet

The 29th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), held in La Réunion 13-18 April 2025, concluded with the adoption of a full management framework for tropical tunas – a key step which stakeholders believe will now enable the focus on other tuna species and control measures, in order to ensure a minimum level playing field between the different fleets within the Indian Ocean.