All IOTC articles
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NewsISSF repeals yellowfin measure
Latest data shows yellowfin tuna is no longer overfished, prompting a repeal of conservation measures
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NewsEuropêche: NEAFC ‘dead end’ shows fresh approach needed for shared fisheries management
Decision-making has become deeply flawed and needs urgent review, insists European fishing industry body
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NewsIndia will soon have e-observer system to remotely monitor fishing, says Union Fisheries Secretary
Delivery is aimed at providing accurate scientific data for stock assessments and management
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NewsISSF: Progress made at IOTC
NGO applauds new measures for skipjack, bigeye and sharks, but urges further action
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NewsGTA welcomes Indian Ocean fisher welfare progress
Multi-stakeholder group buoyed by positive response to proposals addressing “critical labour welfare issues” in region’s tuna fisheries
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NewsEuropêche: Progress but also persistent gaps at IOTC
“We now have the tools to ensure the long-term sustainability of skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin,” says Anne-France Mattlet
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NewsISSF: IOTC actions needed to maintain momentum for sustainable tuna fisheries
Non-profit partnership explains the need for science-based conservation and effective monitoring in the Indian Ocean
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NewsISSF: Global tuna stocks’ health improves
Latest assessment finds 88% of the commercial catch comes from stocks at ‘healthy’ levels, but 10% require stronger managerment
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NewsEuropean tuna science project launched
New two-year ITUNNES initiative looks to enhance tuna stock assessment through science-sector collaboration
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NewsAccountability.Fish shares IOTC decisions
In a bid to increase transparency, Accountability.Fish has published the full list of the decisions taken at the latest IOTC session
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NewsEuropêche: European tuna fleet hit hard by IOTC’s double standards
IOTC created a smoke screen to mask its serious governance deficiencies, says European fishing body
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NewsIOTC pressed to adopt FAD management best-practices
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission must recognise the pressing need to make progress, insists the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
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NewsOp-Ed: Make 2024 the year that EM becomes ‘business as usual’ in global tuna fisheries
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation President Susan Jackson urges action to unlock the transformative impacts of electronic monitoring
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NewsEU, Madagascar agree fisheries partnership
New agreement will allow 65 tuna fishing vessels from EU member states to access Madagascar waters for the next four years
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NewsIOTC adopts tuna catch limits, reductions
Nine resolutions, including one on the protection of bigeye tuna, were adopted at the 27th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
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NewsWWF: IUU costing Indian Ocean millions
New research on IUU fishing of shrimp and tuna uncovers massive economic losses to Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania
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NewsCall for 30% cut in yellowfin tuna catch
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting in Mauritius (8-12 May 2023) is being urged by WWF to reduce catches of yellowfin
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NewsEU issues Indian Ocean tuna proposals
Ahead of the next IOTC session, four proposals have been put forward to improve the conservation and management of fisheries
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NewsEuropêche: Fleets at risk
IOTC’s decision to phase out drifting FADs jeopardises the tuna purse-seine fishery’s existence in the Indian Ocean, European fishing industry body says
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NewsIOTC ‘lacked compromise’
Special Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s concludes with the adoption of some enhanced FAD management provisions
