The first Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery was MSCMSC:
Marine Stewardship Council, an independent, international non-profit organization that has developed an eco-label that guarantees well-managed, sustainable fisheries. Fish products that meet the criteria of the eco-label can be identified by the blue MSC logo.-certified in 2020. This species has been and is almost universally overfishedOverfished:
A stock is overfished when the stock size has decreased so far that it can no longer produce a maximum sustainable yield. The size of the fish populations is insufficient to reproduce in the long term. because of its high market value; it is one of the most expensive, commercial fish species in the world. Bluefin tuna managementManagement:
The regulations surrounding fisheries and aquaculture that ensure that production is carried out within legal frameworks and that sustainability can be assured. in the Mediterranean is overseen by ICCATICCAT:
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, an international fisheries organization responsible for the conservation of tuna and tuna species in the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas.. A lack of robust information and observations at sea pose major problems for this fishery. In addition, the international nature of the tuna trade, the capturing and rearing of juvenile tuna and illegalIllegal fishing:
Fisheries that do not comply with the established agreements, such as not giving up catches to national authorities, operating without permission or in prohibited/closed zones. Illegal fishing is covered by IUU fishing (Illegal Unreported Unregulated). fishing contribute enormously to the slow recovery of this species.
Despite the fact that the stockStock:
The fish of a particular species reproducing in the same area in the same period. seems to be slowly recovering, Good Fish and WWF believe that the recovery is not yet sufficient to grant MSCMSC:
Marine Stewardship Council, an independent, international non-profit organization that has developed an eco-label that guarantees well-managed, sustainable fisheries. Fish products that meet the criteria of the eco-label can be identified by the blue MSC logo.-certification. Therefore, we do not yet recommend this fishery as a sustainable choice.