International Seafood Sustainability Foundation President Susan Jackson urges action to unlock the transformative impacts of electronic monitoring

As the fourth anniversary of the Covid pandemic approaches, we have another opportunity – individually and collectively – to reflect on what we’ve learned and what has changed (or not changed) because of that experience. In the tuna-fishing community, we can use this milestone to contemplate where we stand today on the sustainability issues we were progressing before Covid dramatically but temporarily interrupted our work.

To prevent a reversal of our hard-won gains, all stakeholders – the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) and fellow NGOs, fisheries scientists, regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs), government agencies, seafood companies, retailers and vessel owners – must honestly examine where we’ve stalled and why we’re falling short.