ISSF: Most Tuna Catch Comes from Abundant Stocks, But Overfishing of Some Stocks Continues
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - September 22, 2016
Washington, DC – The global commercial catch of tuna reached 5 million tons in 2014, an increase from 4.6 million in 2013, according to the ISSF Tuna Stock Status Update – 2016 (Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna) report just published by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). Tuna accounts for about 6% of the world’s 81.5m ton marine catch.
The report, which is updated as recently as this month for species that have current landings or survey data available, lists the make up of the world’s tuna catch and measures each of the world's stocks against three management metrics: abundance, mortality, and bycatch.
Skipjack tuna species accounted for 57% of the tuna catch, followed by yellowfin...
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