World Tuna Day

The International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC)  was established in 1995 for the purpose of enhancing scientific research and cooperation for conservation and rational utilization of tuna and tuna-like species (HMS) of the North Pacific Ocean, and to establish the scientific groundwork for the conservation and rational utilization of the HMS in the North Pacific Ocean , Rules and Procedures:  Operations Manual Meeting and Workshops: Explore the Schedule of the ISC Future Meetings 2025!

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ( WCPFC ) was established by the Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPF Convention) which entered into force on 19 June 2004.  The 21st Regular Session of the WCPF was held from 28 Nov 2024 to 3 Dec 2024 in Suva, Fiji.

The  International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) oversees the conservation and management of a variety of Atlantic marine species, including tunas, swordfish, marlin and sharks, and adopts measures to minimize bycatch of turtles and seabirds associated with these fisheries. This responsibility is shared among ICCAT’s 52 members, including the United States. Tuna  RFMOs are intergovernmental organizations that carry out data collection, scientific monitoring and management of tuna and tuna-like resources. Register to participate to the ICCAT/CICTA/CICAA upcoming meetings First Virtual Working Group on Sustainable Financial Position for ICCAT Meeting (VWG-SF) Online 10-13 Feb Working Group on Stock Assessment Methods Meeting (WGSAM) Hybrid, Madrid (Spain) 11-12 Feb Online Reporting Technology Working Group Meeting (WG-ORT) Online 4-6 Mar Panel 2 Intersessional Meeting Hybrid, Madrid (Spain) 10-14 Mar Shortfin Mako Shark Data Preparatory Meeting Hyb...

The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)  is an intergovernmental organisation responsible for the management of southern bluefin tuna throughout its distribution. The CCSBT's objective is to ensure, through appropriate management, the conservation and optimum utilisation of southern bluefin tuna. Members of the Extended Commission comprise: Australia, the European Union, the Fishing Entity of Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand and South Africa (find out more about becoming a member or cooperating non-member ). Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) are large, fast swimming, pelagic fish (ie. living in the open seas). SBT are found throughout the southern hemisphere mainly in waters between 30 and 50 degrees south but only rarely in the eastern Pacific. The only known breeding area is in the Indian Ocean, south-east of Java, Indonesia. Southern bluefin tuna can live for up to forty years, reach a weight of over 200 kilograms, and...

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) role is to promote cooperation among the Contracting Parties (Members) and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties of the IOTC with a view to ensuring, through appropriate management, the conservation and optimum utilisation of stocks covered by the organisation’s establishing Agreement and encouraging sustainable development of fisheries based on such stocks.  The Commission has four key functions and responsibilities which enable it to achieve its objectives. They are drawn from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and are: to keep under review the conditions and trends of the stocks and to gather, analyse and disseminate scientific information, catch and effort statistics and other data relevant to the conservation and management of the stocks and to fisheries based on the stocks; to encourage, recommend, and coordinate research and development activities in respect of the stocks and fisheries covered by the IOTC...

The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) is the regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and tuna -like species, associated species and their ecosystems, throughout the Eastern Pacific Ocean, from Canada, in the north, to Chile, in the South. Tunas and similar species are highly mobile. They move freely therefore through maritime areas under different legal regimes, from one area under the national jurisdiction of a coastal State to that of another state and beyond to the high seas. In order to ensure an appropriate conservation of the stocks and their sustainable management , cooperation is therefore essential between all the interested parties. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has included tuna and tuna like species in the category of “ highly migratory species ” which are governed by the provisions of its Article 64 that establishes this duty to cooperate “ with a view to ensuring c...