Countries Representing More Than 15% of Global Tuna Catch Join the Tuna Transparency Pledge

The Republic of the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Palau, and Panama today announced their joining of the Tuna Transparency Pledge, a global initiative led by international environmental NGO The Nature Conservancy that addresses unsustainable and illegal tuna fishing practices at sea. Through the Tuna Transparency Pledge, signatories are aspiring to advance 100% on-the-water monitoring across all industrial tuna fishing vessels within their jurisdictions or supply chains by 2027—taking a bold yet achievable step in transforming the health and sustainability of our oceans.

Together with Belize and the Federated States of Micronesia—both of which joined the Tuna Transparency Pledge in April 2024—these six country signatories represent more than 15% of the global tuna catch. By requiring 100 percent on-the-water monitoring across all industrial tuna vessels fishing in their jurisdictions, these countries are driving the industry wide transformation that is necessary to protect this valuable resource and other ocean wildlife now and into the future...