IATTC

OPINION

OPINION

When the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) convened its 2025 Annual Meeting, the stakes were high for the sustainability of tuna fisheries in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). Ahead of the meeting, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) identified a set of science-based priorities to advance conservation of tropical tunas, improve FAD management,…

11th September 2025

OPINION: Mixed outcomes at IATTC 2025 – progress for tropical tunas, misses on harvest strategies

11th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The 103rd session of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), held 1-5 September 2025, marked a significant step forward in the sustainable management of tropical tuna stocks, according to European fishing organisations body Europêche.

11th September 2025

Europêche: Sustainable fisheries management yields results at IATTC

11th September 2025

OPINION

OPINION

The Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) is home to some of the world’s most productive tuna fisheries, supplying a vital source of protein to millions of people while sustaining coastal economies across the…

21st August 2025

Securing the future of Eastern Pacific tuna: ISSF’s 2025 priorities for the IATTC

21st August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released a position statement calling on the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to take critical action at its 2025 annual meeting to improve tuna fisheries…

24th July 2025

ISSF urges stronger tuna protections

24th July 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Tests carried out on compostable fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans by Zunibal, in collaboration with AZTI, have paved the way towards the development of a new FAD…

19th March 2025

Zunibal, AZTI develop new biodegradable FAD

19th March 2025

OPINION

OPINION

This time last year, we were stuck. It seemed our once-energetic, innovative, tuna-centric community was still trying to shake off the gumption-deadening malaise of the 2020–2023 Covid-19 pandemic. After witnessing many years…

15th January 2025

Op-Ed: Electronic monitoring revival shows we can still do hard things

15th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 88% comes from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) latest Status of the Stocks report. This, the global coalition says, is…

4th December 2024

ISSF: Global tuna stocks’ health improves

4th December 2024

OPINION

OPINION

The population of this iconic fish increased from a low point of 2% spawning biomass in 2010 to 10% in 2020 and continues to move in the right direction. This turnaround owes…

31st October 2024

Opinion: How Pacific bluefin tuna’s woes were reversed

31st October 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) have become a vital tool for tropical tuna fisheries and a need has developed to modify and simplify their construction to reflect the demands of both the industry…

12th September 2024

Biodegradable approach to tropical tuna fisheries

12th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has welcomed “positive outcomes” for Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) tuna fisheries at the conclusion of the 1-6 September 2024 annual meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna…

11th September 2024

IATTC electronic monitoring ‘win’ welcomed

11th September 2024