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Study finds more ‘laggards’ than ‘leaders’ among high seas fisheries managers

When a new treaty to protect biodiversity in international waters, or the high seas, takes effect in January, there’s an open ...
Mongabay

Critics push for more transparency at RFMOs that govern high seas fishing

Around 17 regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) manage fishing in international waters, or the “high seas.” Scientists and civil society members have long criticized these international ...
Panda

Stronger Tools to Combat IUU and Greater Protections for Sea Turtles Among Wins for Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Fisheries; FAD Management a Big Miss

Combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities across tuna RFMOs is a global, critical mission for ISSF and WWF. So we were pleased that IATTC intensified their efforts by ...
Politico Europe

Bringing accountability to the dark and murky world of RFMOs: The case for Accountability.Fish

If you have ever eaten a can of tuna, you have probably interacted with a Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO). You’ve also probably never heard of one, nor had any idea of how they ...
EURACTIV

International Fisheries and RFMOs: Time for Accountability

If you have ever eaten a can of tuna, you have probably interacted with a Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO). You’ve also probably never heard of one, nor had any idea of how they ...
AllAfrica.com

Africa: Governments Are Changing Fisheries Management for the Better, but More Action Is Still Needed

Washington DC — Global fisheries are worth more than US$140 billion each year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. But this hefty sum does not capture the ...
Panda

Tuna in Trouble: Major Problems for the World’s Tuna Fisheries

The world’s tuna fisheries face a number of urgent, common problems that threaten their continued existence and endanger wider marine ecosystems. The world’s tuna fisheries face a number of urgent, ...
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Pacific fisheries summit gives a boost to albacore & seabirds

By Edward Carver Much of the world’s albacore tuna catch, which usually ends up in a can, comes from the southwestern Pacific ...
PR Newswire

Leading Environmental NGOs Stand Together to Call for 100% Observer Coverage on Industrial Tuna Fishing Vessels

PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 13 Leading environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) focused on global tuna conservation announced today that they are standing together to call on ...
Scientific American

Commercially Valuable Fish Species to Hit Endangered Species List

Ahead of a key international meeting on tuna catches, an assessment is painting a bleak picture of the conservation status of some of the world's most commercially valuable fish species. Bruce ...
Scoop

ISSF Position Statements Outline Priorities For Three Tuna RFMOs As They Prepare For Online Annual Meetings

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published its position statements in advance of three regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) meetings this fall: the ...