Fisheries

Tuna stocks improve, management lags

2025-07-30T09:44:00

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Source: ISSF

The latest stocks report from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation highlights steady progress in tuna stock health, but warns that a persistent lack of effective harvest control rules is hampering sustainability

According to An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Criteria, 12 of the 23 major commercial tuna stocks now meet MSC’s Principle 1 benchmark, indicating they are not being overfished and are maintaining healthy population levels.

However, only seven tuna stocks have fully implemented well-defined harvest control rules

 

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