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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2022: Vessel Monitoring Systems

Written by Sharon Tomasic on .

NOTE: This snapshot was reviewed in April 2025. It is up to date with current RFMO measures.

This “snapshot” identifies best practices in vessel monitoring systems, and then shows each RFMO’s progress in implementing those practices. The snapshot was updated in March 2022.

See our related report, ISSF 2022-06: RFMO Vessel Monitoring Systems: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices.*

2022 WCPFC Position Statement

Written by Sharon Tomasic on .

ISSF prepared this position statement for consideration at the 19th regular session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which will take place November 27-December 3, 2022. The statement covers topics in these categories: tuna conservation; fish aggregating device (FAD) management; harvest strategies; monitoring, control, and surveillance; bycatch and sharks; compliance; and capacity management.

The statement also includes ISSF’s top “asks” or requests of WCPFC, along with a list of ISSF’s global priorities for all RFMOs.

2021 WCPFC Position Statement

Written by Sharon Tomasic on .

ISSF prepared this position statement for consideration at the 18th regular session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which will take place online November 29-December 7, 2021. The statement covers topics in these categories: tuna conservation; fish aggregating device (FAD) management; harvest strategies; monitoring, control, and surveillance; and compliance.

The statement also includes ISSF’s top “asks” or requests of WCPFC, along with a list of ISSF’s global priorities for all RFMOs.

ISSF 2019 Position Statements

Written by Sharon Tomasic on .

This PDF compiles all of our 2019 Position Statements, which were prepared in advance of the annual meetings of these tuna RFMOs:

  • Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) — in English and Spanish
  • International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) — in English, French and Spanish
  • Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) — in English and French
  • Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)

The statements also include “top asks” and global priorities for RFMOs.

2020 WCPFC Position Statement

Written by Lynne Mandel on .

ISSF prepared this position statement for consideration at the 17th regular session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which will take place December 8-15, 2020. The statement covers topics in these categories: tuna conservation; fish aggregating devices (FADs); harvest strategies; monitoring, control, and surveillance; and compliance.

The statement also includes ISSF’s top “asks” or requests of WCPFC, along with a list of ISSF’s global priorities for all RFMOs.