On the 17-19 of September, managers, scientists and other stakeholders from all the tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) are meeting at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to discuss how best to manage the effects of tuna fishing on oceanic ecosystems.

The world's tuna fleet, comprising thousands of vessels from over 85 countries landing catches valued at >10 billion USD annually, is a critical global food source. But these fisheries are a major cause of mortality for some populations of seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks and can pose a...

Electronic monitoring systems have been used for various purposes on fishing vessels, primarily in developed countries and industrial fleets. In recent years, the interest in electronic monitoring (EM) has increased considerably and there are many who consider that it is time to scale up the use of this technology to...

The Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project has been working closely with the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) to accelerate the use of biodegradable materials in fish aggregating devices (FADs). This initiative addresses some of the challenges facing tuna fisheries by implementing best practice solutions to reduce the amount...

23-26 April 2019 | Rome, Italy. n April 2019, partners, donors, stakeholders and others with in an interest in becoming partners of the Common Oceans ABNJ Program were invited to the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to continue the conversation on forming a program...