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BLOG: Building on Progress — ISSF Priorities for ICCAT 2025
As the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) convenes its annual meeting from November 17-24, 2025, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is encouraged by the Commission’s ongoing momentum toward stronger, science-based management.
At this year’s meeting, ISSF urges ICCAT Parties to build on that progress by focusing on three critical and complementary priorities: finalizing harvest strategies for key stocks, scaling up electronic monitoring (EM) and human observer coverage, and advancing bycatch mitigation and shark conservation.
Together, these actions can accelerate ICCAT’s transition to fully monitored and evidence-driven fisheries management.
Read ISSF’s Position statement
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshots: Compliance Processes in Focus
ISSF’s RFMO Best Practices Snapshot series helps stakeholders track how tuna RFMOs measure up against global standards. The series also identifies opportunities for improvement — many of which align with ISSF’s 2025 ICCAT recommendations.
The series includes a snapshot of RFMO compliance processes, highlighting how audit points, corrective actions, and transparent reporting strengthen accountability across member nations.
Learn More: Compliance Processes
Why Electronic Monitoring Matters for Tuna Sustainability
As ISSF urges ICCAT to expand electronic monitoring (EM) and observer coverage, stakeholders can revisit ISSF resources detailing EM’s role in improving the sustainability of tuna fisheries. Building on ICCAT’s adoption of minimum EM standards in 2023, ISSF advocates for a clear timeline toward 100% observer coverage — combining human and electronic systems to enhance transparency.
Learn more: Electronic Monitoring Resources
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Benefits of ISSA Membership for Seafood Companies
When seafood companies join the International Seafood Sustainability Association (ISSA), they are doing more than supporting tuna and ocean conservation. They are also investing strategically in the resilience, reputation, and long-term success of their business.
For tuna processors, traders, and marketers of any size, ISSA membership can help them to stay competitive, meet customer demands, and secure their place in a future-facing tuna industry. ISSA is a non-profit trade association that powers ISSF. All ISSA members are also ISSF participating companies.
Reasons to Join ISSA
In recent E News issues, we have been focusing on business advantages of ISSA membership. This week’s highlight:
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- Participate in a collaboration that gives your business access to RFMO advocacy materials, staff training, skippers’ workshops, pilot projects, and retail roundtables — resources that reduce internal costs and amplify your sustainability performance.
If you’re already an ISSF participating company, vessel, retailer, or consultant focused on sustainable tuna, encourage your seafood partners to explore the value of affordable ISSA membership.
