The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) 2015 annual report, released this week highlights the need to foster continuous improvement across global tuna fisheries through collaboration and advocacy.
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ISSF produces The Status of the Stocks report on an annual basis or more to highlight the health of the world’s commercial tuna stocks and to serve as a measuring stick for progress made and the work still ahead.
The Status of the Stocks measures the status of all major commercial tuna stocks against three key factors: stock abundance; exploitation/management; and environmental impact (bycatch).
You can see an interactive version of the report here
Some of the key numbers below:
48% of tuna stocks globally are at a healthy level of abundance
39% of tuna stocks globally need stronger management to end overfishing
78% of global tuna catch (by tonnage) comes from healthy stocks
16% of global tuna catch (by tonnage) comes from stocks where fishing is not well managed
Whatever critics may say about ISSF as an industry-funded organization, the people that put this report in place is or the highest caliber, and very respected.