ISSF Adopts First Vessel Registration, Transshipping Requirements for Tuna Longliners
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] May 11, 2017
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) adopted three new and two amended tuna conservation measures that will go into effect in 2018.
The measures require participating ISSF members to increase vessel registration and adopt more monitoring procedures. These are the first measure to affect longline vessels specifically.
The first measure applies to ISSF participating companies that have controlled supply or tender vessels that operate with purse seine vessels fishing for skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna...
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