At present more than 80 States have tuna fisheries, thousands of tuna fishing vessels operate in all the oceans and tuna fishery capacity is still growing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

At present more than 80 States have tuna fisheries, thousands of tuna fishing vessels operate in all the oceans and tuna fishery capacity is still growing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

At present more than 80 States have tuna fisheries, thousands of tuna fishing vessels operate in all the oceans and tuna fishery capacity is still growing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

At present more than 80 States have tuna fisheries, thousands of tuna fishing vessels operate in all the oceans and tuna fishery capacity is still growing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

At present more than 80 States have tuna fisheries, thousands of tuna fishing vessels operate in all the oceans and tuna fishery capacity is still growing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

POLE OR LINE TUNA FISHING

Condition for obtaining a tuna fishing licence – eligible vessels

Condition for obtaining a tuna fishing authorisation – eligible vessels

for the category Small-scale tuna fishing with poles': 27 Union vessels, (hereinafter referred to as category 5')

Regional action to fight illegal tuna fishing in the Pacific (pdf: )

Furthermore, the Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT) was established in 2000 as an initiative taken by the tuna industries to combat IUU fishing.

a) Recommendation 01/01 Concerning the national observer programmes for tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean

a) Recommendation 01/01 Concerning the national observer programmes for tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean

There is no tuna fishery in Togo, although it may be possible that foreign fishing vessels catch tuna at open sea.

Recommendation 01/01 Concerning the national observer programmes for tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean

This is because of the substantial demand for tuna and the significant overcapacity of tuna fishing fleets.

SAUPIQUET has just confirmed to PIRIOU the order of a 67m freezer tuna seiner dedicated to oceanic tuna fishing.

SAUPIQUET has just confirmed to PIRIOU the order of a 67m freezer tuna seiner dedicated to oceanic tuna fishing.

Obtaining a tuna fishing fleet to supply international markets such as in the Seychelles can represent an investment which exceeds the available local resources.

(Seychelles News Agency) - Seychelles is joining Mauritius and other partners to work towards the better management of the Indian Ocean’s tuna fishing industry.

Convention on the Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organisation

Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organisation Convention

WIOTO convention