Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ)

Project Objective: This project aims to achieve sustainable and efficient tuna fisheries and biodiversity conservation in the areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), through the systematic application of an ecosystem approach.

The project focuses on three areas:

• Supporting implementation of sustainable and efficient fisheries management and fishing practices
• Reducing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing through strengthened and harmonized monitoring, control and surveillance
• Reducing ecosystem impacts from tuna fishing, including effects on bycatch and associated species

Documents & Resources

project-identification-form [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] ABNJ Tuna Project Brochure report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Workshops to Define a Strategy to Move Forward on the Use of Biodegradable FADs in the Western Pacific Ocean [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] ISSF Skippers Workshop Report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Building the Business Case for EMS in the Ghanaian Tuna Purse Seine Fleet Final Report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Ghana EMS Business Case Report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Building a Business Case for EMS in Ghana - Executive Summary [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] First Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Second Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Third Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Fourth Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Fifth Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Sixth Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Seventh Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report outreach-material [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Flyer: Testing the Use of Electronic Monitoring Systems to Combat IUU- Results from Pilot Activities in Fiji and Ghana [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Flyer: Implementation of Port State Measures [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] The Tuna Compliance Network Réseau Conformité Thon Brochure Red de Cumplimiento Sobre los Túnidos Folleto experience-notes [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Mainstreaming the Management and Conservation of Sharks and Bycatch in Pacific High Seas Tuna Fisheries [Experience Note] project-document [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] PIF Document (Revised) [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Review Sheet (PDF) [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Project Document (for CEO Endorsement) final [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] PPG Document (Revised) [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] PPG Approval Letter [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] STAP Review (PDF) [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Project Review Sheet publication [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Implementation of Port State Measures Implementación de medidas del estado rector del puerto - Modelo Legislativo Application de Mesures du Ressort de L'État du Port - Législation Type [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Design Options for the Development of Tuna Catch Documentation Schemes other [ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Ghana EMS video