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2007-2008 Another two years of wide spread IUU fishing in the Mediterranean
17/11/2008
The authors claim this briefing provides more evidence of the failure of ICCAT Contracting Parties to save bluefin tuna from collapse. This paper is t ...
Lifting the Lid on Italy's Bluefin Tuna Fishery
07/10/2008
This WWF-commissioned report documents what the authors refer to as Italys widespread disregard of fisheries management rules for Mediterranean bluefi ...
Race for the Last Bluefin: Capacity of the Purse Seine Fleet Targeting Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean
12/03/2008
WWF states that the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery has been exposed to rampant overfishing inside the entire ICCAT Convention Zone, namely the At ...
The European Union Action Plan to Eradicate IUU Fishing: a Greenpeace Critique
01/10/2001
On 28 May 2002, the European Commission presented a proposal for a "Community action plan for the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregula ...
Tuna-org
This site serves as an informal framework for sharing information from tuna Regional Fishery Management Organisations (RFMOs). The five tuna RFMOs are:
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
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07/06/2010
The bluefin tuna wars: Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd step up tactics to save Critically Endangered species
03/05/2010
Sea Shepherd begins 'Operation Blue Rage' - sails to protect endangered bluefin tuna in Mediterranean
08/04/2010
Bluefin tuna: stricter catch tracking to deter illegal fishing
22/03/2010
Marine fisheries and CITES: Breaking the cycle of overexploitation
21/03/2010
Japan lands a death sentence for the bluefin
19/03/2010
Annihilation of a fish
18/03/2010
Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection
18/03/2010
Japan’s prime minister welcomes vote against bluefin tuna ban
14/03/2010
Order toro (and tuna salad) while you can: Why a global conference beginning this weekend is looking to ban commercial tuna fishing
14/03/2010
Malta insists bluefin tuna should be regulated by ICCAT, not by CITES
11/03/2010
UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna
10/03/2010
Bluefin tuna trade ban gains EU backing
05/03/2010
Japan defiant as EC, US throw weight behind bluefin tuna ban
23/02/2010
Lawmakers fighting tuna trade ban
17/02/2010
Foreign policy: saving the sushi menu
03/02/2010
Miguel Bos and environmental organizations ask for bluefin tuna international trade ban
03/12/2009
A world without tuna? The world’s appetite for sushi is threatening to wipe out the ‘tigers of the sea.’
29/11/2009
Thinking globally to save riches of the sea: International efforts called key to halting overfishing, exploitation
29/11/2009
Reduction in Malta's tuna quota a 'huge blow'
20/11/2009
Building a sustainable fisheries future: World Fisheries Day 2009
19/11/2009
Canada presses ICCAT further to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna
19/11/2009
Environmentalists skeptical of tuna changes
17/11/2009
Atlantic bluefin tuna quota cut, conservationists urge trade ban
16/11/2009
Are lower catch limits enough to save the bluefin tuna from extinction?
15/11/2009
ICCAT fails to protect critically endangered tuna—again
14/11/2009
EU set to ignore advice to ban bluefin fishing, says Greenpeace
14/11/2009
“ICCAT countries sell out bluefin tuna to industry,” says Oceana
13/11/2009
Saving the bluefin tuna
12/11/2009
Mediterranean bluefin catches continue to mock quotas and science
06/11/2009
Bluefin tuna on edge of extinction, environmentalists warn
05/11/2009
ICCAT’s last chance to prove capable of controlling fisheries
04/11/2009
Canada calls on ICCAT to take action to protect bluefin tuna from illegal fishing activities
30/10/2009
Tuna ban 'justified' by science
29/10/2009
International trade bans proposed for bluefin tuna, polar bears
28/10/2009
Oceana presents proof on the use of illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean, and demands their complete elimination
20/10/2009
Guam fisheries take note: Atlantic tuna alert
15/10/2009
Oceana and MarViva welcome a step forward in bluefin tuna protection
14/10/2009
Trade law best chance to preserve bluefin tuna
30/09/2009
The battle over bluefin
25/09/2009
Stavros Dimas regrets the decision by EU Member States
21/09/2009
Europe against bluefin tuna fishing ban: EU source
17/09/2009
Measures to protect Mediterranean tuna are failing, report warns
09/09/2009
Commission recommends provisional EU support for Monaco's proposal to list Atlantic bluefin tuna in CITES Convention
09/09/2009
Europe moves closer to banning bluefin-tuna trade
05/09/2009
Political infighting threatens survival of the bluefin tuna
31/08/2009
WWF: Illegal nets kill dolphins
19/07/2009
Sarkozy exposes EU guilt in a fishing disaster
01/07/2009
Fleet cuts, quotas the buzz at tuna meet
22/06/2009
Greenpeace activists attacked during protest against EU fishing vessel
15/06/2009
Oceana obtains evidence proving bluefin tuna is being caught illegally in Italy and Turkey
07/06/2009
World tuna stocks: falling, falling, falling
05/06/2009
It's not too late to save the tuna - The U.S. should step forward to stop exploitation of the seas
11/05/2009
The suicidal tendencies of the Turkish tuna fishery
28/04/2009
No tuna, no salmon. No oysters, no skate. No cod and chips
28/04/2009
European tuna exports to Japan boom as fears grow for fish's survival
15/04/2009
The EU responsible for the collapse of bluefin tuna
29/03/2009
What future for fishing?
27/02/2009
Commission proposes application of revised ICCAT recovery plan
13/01/2009
NOAA will work with six identified nations to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing
21/12/2008
EC approves 11 million euros for fisheries, as Borg plays down fishy allegations
19/12/2008
Suspend fishing to save bluefin tuna
15/12/2008
Saving our fish stocks
12/12/2008
Another fisheries commission throws the science overboard
28/11/2008
ICCAT tuna quota reductions not enough: environmentalists
27/11/2008
Bluefin tuna - magnificent fish too valuable to save
26/11/2008
'Euro bullying over fishing quotas means end for Atlantic bluefin tuna'
25/11/2008
Higher quotas will push Atlantic tuna closer to collapse, campaigners warn
19/11/2008
Bluefin tuna: Headed for extinction in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
17/11/2008
International talks to save overfished tuna start in Morocco
14/11/2008
Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report
13/11/2008
Gone fishing: The European Commission is accused of withholding embarrassing data
07/11/2008
Overfishing threatens European bluefin tuna
30/10/2008
Managed to death: If nothing is done soon, the bluefin tuna will disappear from the Mediterranean
14/10/2008
Closure call for tuna 'disgrace'
13/10/2008
Spain, Japan back bluefin tuna ban
11/10/2008
Half of the tuna caught last year was illegal
07/10/2008
Italy in flagrant flouting of tuna rules
10/09/2008
Over-fishing, not climate change, is greatest danger to world's oceans
01/09/2008
Thousands of sharks caught by European fleets are not reported to fisheries management organisations says Oceana
27/08/2008
Big fish in a small pond
24/08/2008
Fishy is as fishy does
20/08/2008
Oceana exposes galician connections between cocaine, illegal fishing and shark catches
03/08/2008
Cagey business: Maltas tuna export figures don't add up
27/07/2008
Japanese sushi rage threatens iconic Mediterranean tuna
10/07/2008
Oceana discovers Italian fishermen using illegal driftnets in Tunisian waters
09/07/2008
Same boat, new flag: fishing Mediterranean bluefin with impunity
07/07/2008
The tragic tale of the last tuna
23/06/2008
Oceana: Illegal tuna fishery is continuing
20/06/2008
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of June 2008
16/06/2008
Early closure of bluefin tuna fishery still too late, says WWF
15/06/2008
French vessel charged with illegal fishing in Malta, as net of investigation closes in on fishy tuna trade
13/06/2008
EU closes bluefin tuna fishery early
12/06/2008
Oceana documents the overfishing of bluefin tuna south of the Balearic Islands from the MarViva Med
06/06/2008
Illegal Italian spotter planes caught hunting down Mediterranean bluefin tuna
01/06/2008
Fisheries director queries fishy Azzopardi flags
25/05/2008
Two Azzopardi fishing boats charged in Libya
22/05/2008
Tuna crisis: WWF urges immediate closure of Med fishery
21/05/2008
Azzopardi Fisheries caught up in net of EU investigations
16/05/2008
WWF calls for area closures to save bluefin tuna
16/05/2008
Pirate vessels looting Mediterranean tuna
14/05/2008
NGOs lodge concern over bluefin tuna pirate fishing
14/05/2008
WWF accuses Malta of bluefin tuna piracy
11/05/2008
How the world's oceans are running out of fish
27/04/2008
Fishermen not on board with tuna catch observers as season draws near
02/04/2008
Boycott bluefin tuna, WWF urges retailers
25/03/2008
Tuna talks look to cut down on overfishing
18/03/2008
Scientists hope aquaculture will save bluefin tuna
12/03/2008
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
10/03/2008
International tuna smuggling operation results in conviction
17/02/2008
Join retailers Mediterranean bluefin tuna boycott, urges WWF
06/02/2008
Borg: Med stocks under more and more pressure
05/02/2008
Fishermen from 30 countries to employ new methods to avoid snaring endangered seabirds
28/01/2008
Retailers urged to boycott Mediterranean bluefin tuna
16/01/2008
Fishermen will use new ways to avoid snaring endangered seabirds
22/05/2007
More fishing boats, less fish
18/05/2007
Warning: consult IUU fishing lists before making commercial arrangements
22/01/2007
Tuna stocks sink – manage it right or lose it!
18/01/2007
Mediterranean fishing nations adopt conservation measures
16/01/2007
New measures to protect Mediterranean fish stocks
08/01/2007
Hundreds of tons of swordfish caught illegally by Morocco are sold in Spain
10/12/2006
End of the line
21/11/2006
Statement by Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans: ensuring sustainable fisheries for today and the future/World Fisheries Day-November 21, 2006
08/11/2006
Oceana presents evidence in an international meeting of Mediterranean countries that Italy and France are using illegal driftnets
25/08/2006
One hundred fifty Morrocan drift netters fish illegally in the Alboran Sea and the Straits of Gibraltar