World Tuna Day

Since the onset of large-scale commercial exploitation in the 1950s, global tuna catches have steadily risen, reaching 1 million tonnes in the mid-1960s, 2 million tonnes in the mid-1980s, 3 million tonnes in 1990, 4 million tonnes in the late 1990s, 5 million tonnes in 2014, and finally topping out at 5.4 million tonnes in 2019. The global tuna catch has been stable at around 5 million tonnes since then. In 2023, the latest available data, the global tuna catch was approximately 5.2 million tonnes. The majority of tuna catches are attributed to skipjack tuna (57 percent), followed by yellowfin tuna (31 percent), bigeye tuna (7 percent), albacore tuna (4 percent), and three species of bluefin tuna (1 percent). In terms of fishing methods, purse seining accounts for 66 percent of global tuna catches, while longlines (9 percent), pole-and-line (7 percent), gillnets (4 percent) and other miscellaneous gea...

On May 2nd ; The World Tuna Day 2025 will be observed to raise awareness about the importance of tuna conservation and sustainable fishing practices. The day will highlight the vital role tuna plays in global food security, economic development, and marine biodiversity and address the concerns about overexploitation of tuna species.  To participate to the  World Tuna Day , Please Register to the virtual-event!  

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!