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

To achieve efficiency and sustainability in tuna production and biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ, through the systematic application of an ecosystem approach in tuna fisheries for : (i) supporting the use of sustainable and efficient fisheries management and fishing practices by the stakeholders of the tuna resources, (ii) reducing illegal, unreported and unregulated [IUU] fishing, and (iii) mitigating adverse impacts of bycatch on biodiversity.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Completed
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/4581
Managing organisations
T-RFMOs (Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
and Western and Centra
Implementing organisations
FAO
Project ID
4581
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 5
GEF Cofinancing
$150.805.100
GEF project grant
$27.172.936
Executing Agencies
T-RFMOs (Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), and Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)) and member countries, Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Organization of the Central American Isthmus (OSPESCA), Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Governments of Fiji and Ghana, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), BirdLife International (BLI), International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF),World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Industry