World: Snapshot of the large-scale tropical tuna purse seine fishing fleets

Published 2024년 8월 14일

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The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its 2024 update on the large-scale tropical tuna purse seine fishing fleets, revealing a minor decrease in the number of vessels and a slight increase in fishing capacity. The report highlights the importance of accurate estimates of active vessels for regional and global management of tuna fishing. It calls for tuna RFMOs to maintain lists of authorized vessels operating in entire Convention Areas and to improve the quality of data in RFMO records. The updated report can be accessed online.

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Snapshot of the large-scale tropical tuna purse seine fishing fleets. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has updated its Snapshot of Large-Scale Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Fleets report for June 2024. The report shows approximately 650 vessels defined as large-scale purse-seine (LSPS) vessels are fishing for tropical tuna species, a slight decrease of 0.3% from last year, with a combined fishing capacity of 863,000 m3 (cubic meters), a 3% increase from last year. Purse seine fishing vessels catch about 66% of the 5.2 million tonnes of tuna caught annually worldwide. ISSF analyses and aggregates information from the five tuna regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and other sources to create this annual report focusing on LSPS vessels targeting tropical tuna species: skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye. Report Key Findings Large-scale purse-seine (LSPS) vessels are defined as having 335 m3 fish hold volume (FHV), a measure of vessel capacity, or ...

Source: Fish Focus