Skipjack tuna is considered a single population for assessment purposes. There is some indication from tagging studies that it is a single population (IOTC 2015).

Image: NOAA FishWatch 2012 via Wikimedia Commons

ANALYSIS

Strengths

The population is currently estimated to be healthy with sustainable fishing mortality rates.

FISHSOURCE SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 8

Managers Compliance:

≥ 6 to ≥ 8

Fishers Compliance:

5.9 to ≥ 8

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Skipjack tuna

Indian Ocean

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

ANALYSIS

FISHSOURCE SCORES

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This profile is present in the Global Record of Stocks and Fisheries.

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