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ISSF releases first-ever netting-free biodegradable FADs construction guide to help fishers build netting-free, biodegradable FADs for more sustainable tuna fishing. Fishers’ Manual Is Latest Effort in Organisation’s Work to Minimise […]
ISSF Releases Global Tuna Report – 86% of Global Tuna Catch Comes from Stocks at Healthy Levels; 10% Requires Stronger Management. Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 86% comes […]
ISSF welcomes new fisheries experts, appoints new vice chair to scientific and environmental committees. Dr. Ana Parma Joins as New Member on the ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee; Daniel Suddaby Joins […]
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its Annual Conservation Measures & Commitments Compliance Report, which shows a conformance rate of 99.75 percent in 2022 by 25 ISSF participating companies with all 33 ISSF conservation […]
ISSF concerned by outcome of recent tuna meeting. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) recently concluded a Special Session to adopt a conservation and management measure on fish aggregating devices (FADs) in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries. The Special Session was called last […]
ISSF publishes position statement for tuna meeting. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published its position statement in advance of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) annual meeting November 14-21, 2022. ISSF […]
ISSF strengthens conservation measures. To facilitate continuous improvements toward the long term sustainability of global tuna fisheries, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced updates to ISSF conservation measures (CM) that help ensure best practices for […]
Updated ISSF report rates state of tuna stocks worldwide. Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 80.5% is sourced from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the newest International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Status of the […]
ISSF disappointed at outcome of tuna talks. At their recently concluded annual meeting, Indian Ocean tuna fisheries managers made minimal overall progress for the long-term protection of the region’s tuna stocks, says the […]
ISSF Adopts New Conservation Measure Aimed at Rebuilding Yellowfin Tuna in the Indian Ocean New Measure for ISSF Participating Companies Highlighted in Position Statement for June 2021 IOTC Annual Meeting […]
ISSF Publishes Annual Report Highlighting 2020 Accomplishments for Sustainable Tuna Fisheries, Titled Staying The Course Complementary Compliance Report Shows 99.4% Participating Seafood Company Conformance Rate with Science-Based Conservation Measures The […]
Seafood sector veteran Kevin Bixler to chair ISSF board. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation appoints Thai Union Group’s Global Director of Group Fish Procurement to chair; William Gibbons-Fly, former U.S. Department […]
ISSF Status of the Stocks: 87.6% of Global Tuna Catch Continues to Come from Stocks at Healthy Levels, While 9.6% Require Stronger Management. Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, […]
New ISSF Report Benchmarks Tuna RFMO Performance against the U.N. FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) From Minimum Standards for Inspector Training to Advance Notice of Port entry, Report […]
ISSF Outline Priorities for Three Tuna RFMOs as They Prepare for Online Annual Meetings Despite COVID-19 Challenges, ICCAT, IATTC and WCPFC Must Take Action to Ensure Continued Management of Tuna […]
Newest ISSF Participating Tuna Company Compliance Report Shows 99.4 percent Conformance with ISSF Conservation Measures 24 of 25 companies were fully compliant with all 27 measures audited, compared to 22 […]
ISSF Announces First Conservation Measure 26 seafood companies to commit to measure requiring a publicly available policy addressing social issues throughout the tuna supply chain The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation […]
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has developed “Vessels in Other Sustainability Initiatives (VOSI)” — a first-of-its-kind searchable, online list of vessels worldwide that are fishing in a Marine Stewardship Council […]
ISSF report – innovation could reduce bycatch in tuna fisheries Sustainability-driven new research could one day help tuna fisheries cast their nets more selectively, mitigating unintentional “bycatch” of undersized fish and off-limits […]
Dr Vishwanie Maharaj added to ISSF Environmental Stakeholder Committee Washington, DC – 25 June 2020 – The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) announced today that Dr. Vishwanie Maharaj, the lead […]
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