Global tuna stocks’ sustainability evaluated against the Marine Stewardship Council criteria

Published 2024년 7월 25일

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A June 2024 report by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) assessed global tuna stocks against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) criteria, revealing that 11 out of 23 major commercial tuna stocks now meet MSC's Principle 1 for sustainable fish stocks, an improvement from eight stocks in March 2023. The report, authored by Paul A. H. Medley and Jo Gascoigne, notes that while seven stocks have fully implemented well-defined harvest control rules, many still fall short due to poor stock status and ineffective harvest control measures. The evaluation is based on publicly available data and adheres to MSC standard 2.01.

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Global tuna stocks’ sustainability evaluated against MSC criteria. ISSF Report: 12 Tuna Stocks Not Meeting Criteria for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard. Updated Report Determines 11 Tuna Stocks Achieve Passing Scores on MSC Principle 1 Fisheries scientists in An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria — a June 2024 report commissioned by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) — found 11 of the 23 major commercial tuna stocks worldwide are successfully avoiding overfishing and maintaining target stock biomass levels when measured against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard. In the March 2023 edition of the ISSF report, eight stocks passed Principle 1. In this year’s report, three additional stocks received a passing score. The 11 stocks are Western Atlantic skipjack, North Atlantic albacore, South Atlantic albacore, Eastern Atlantic bluefin, Western Pacific ...

Source: Fish Focus