Tuna Management. South Africa a Role Model

South Africa’s domestic tuna quotas remain largely underutilised. Moreover, large parts of the stocks of Southern Bluefin, Bigeye and Yellowfin tuna are fished by distant water fishing nations right outside South Africa’s EEZ. The newly established Global Tuna Alliance is a coalition of companies from across global tuna supply chains aiming to put a stop to illegally caught tuna getting to key markets around the world.

The value of the fish right on South Africa’s ‘stoep’ (porch) is close to a billion rand and South Africa is well placed to net increased benefits from this resource to alleviate the pressure on its nearshore resources.