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The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is a global partnership among leaders in science, the tuna industry and WWF, the world’s leading conservation organization. The Foundation is focused on science-based initiatives for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of tuna stocks, reducing bycatch and promoting ecosystem health. ISSF has three distinct lines of approach – applied science, direct industry action and advocacy.
Our Mission:
To undertake science-based initiatives for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of tuna stocks, reducing bycatch and promoting ecosystem health.
Our Vision:
• Work with Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) to achieve their objectives of conservation of tuna stocks and their ecosystems;
• Employ sound science for attaining maximum sustainable yields of targeted tuna stocks;
• Strive to eliminate illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) tuna catching;
• Provide for the health and care of the marine ecosystem;
• Facilitate use of the precautionary approach;
• Minimize bycatch, discards, and abandoned gear;
• Collect and exchange data to promote better scientific understanding of tuna stocks;
• Support certification programs that meet the 2005 eco-labeling guidelines of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Our Mission:
To undertake science-based initiatives for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of tuna stocks, reducing bycatch and promoting ecosystem health.
Our Vision:
• Work with Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) to achieve their objectives of conservation of tuna stocks and their ecosystems;
• Employ sound science for attaining maximum sustainable yields of targeted tuna stocks;
• Strive to eliminate illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) tuna catching;
• Provide for the health and care of the marine ecosystem;
• Facilitate use of the precautionary approach;
• Minimize bycatch, discards, and abandoned gear;
• Collect and exchange data to promote better scientific understanding of tuna stocks;
• Support certification programs that meet the 2005 eco-labeling guidelines of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Overview
Location
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 703-226-8101
Founded date
2008
Mentions in press and media 19
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| Mar 30, 2023 | ISSF report finds majority of tuna stocks don’t meet Marine Stewardship Council standard | A new report by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has found that only eight of 23 major commercial tuna stocks avoid overfishing and maintain biomass targets when measured against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) st... |
| Mar 10, 2023 | ISSF report finds more tuna at healthy stock levels, but others still overfished | The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation released its latest Status of the Stocks Report, finding a higher percentage of the global tuna catch comes from stocks with a healthy level of abundance than in 2021 – but that the level ... |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Op-ed: MRAG Americas Vice President Graeme Parkes stresses value of third-party audits | The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) recently released its seventh annual update to its ISSF Conservation Measures and Commitments Compliance Report, which shows a conformance rate of 99.6 percent by 25 ISSF participat... |
| May 17, 2022 | Finless Foods’s Pokè-Style Plant-Based Tuna Now Available Across U.S. | 4 Mins Read California’s Finless Foods, one of the early players in the cultivated seafood space, is ready to debut its plant-based tuna analogue nationwide across the United States. Its pokè style product, which the company claims i minima... |
| Mar 29, 2022 | ISSF report finds global tuna stock abundance getting worse | The recently released International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) “Status of the Stocks” report found the world’s commercial tuna catch is increasingly being sourced from stocks that are not at healthy levels of abundance. This... |
| Nov 29, 2021 | ISSF’s Susan Jackson: Tuna stock-rebuilding efforts are working | Tuna stocks globally are stable, but more needs to be done to improve science-based management at regional fishery management organizations, according to Susan Jackson, the president of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (I... |
| May 18, 2021 | ISSF adopts new measure to protect Indian Ocean yellowfin if IOTC fails to act | The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced the adoption of a new conservation member for participating companies aimed at reducing the annual sourcing of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna. Called ISSF Conservation Me... |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Report finds gaps in RFMOs’ measures targeting eradication of tuna IUU | The global fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated tuna-fishing activities has been slowed by significant gaps in the implementation of proposed counter-measures by five tuna regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs), acc... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Op-ed: IOTC should approve yellowfin tuna catch cap | Marcel Kroese is WWF’s global tuna lead and has been involved in marine conservation as a researcher and professional since 1992, with working experience in East and West Africa, the Pacific, and Central America. Picture a tuna. No, not a c... |
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FAQ about ISSF
When was ISSF founded?
ISSF was founded in 2008.
What has the press written about ISSF?
Parsers VC has collected 19 articles mentioning ISSF, among them “ISSF report finds majority of tuna stocks don’t meet Marine Stewardship Council standard” (Mar 30, 2023) and “ISSF report finds more tuna at healthy stock levels, but others still overfished” (Mar 10, 2023).
Is ISSF still active?
Yes, ISSF is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 4, 2023.