Their meat is rich in Omega-3 and it also contains minerals, proteins, and vitamin B12, among other advantages. If tuna markets can't control overfishing, more than biodiversity will be endangered. Learn about the goal's target related to overfishing and its importance for an industry that employs more than 200 million people. At present, over 96 countries are involved in the conservation and management of tuna, which has an annual value of almost 10 billion USD, and some FAO relevant programmes have started giving positive results in reducing overfishing.
Let's be optimistic about the tuna of tomorrow.
Improve the identification of marine organisms of actual and potential interest to fisheries.- Provide and disseminate tools to facilitate species identification in fisheries, and in so doing, improve fisheries data quality.
- Provide a global and coherent system of scientific and common nomenclature.
Activities
- Secure the best up-to-date information calling upon knowledgeable specialists in taxonomy.
- Compile information on species distribution to produce distribution maps.
- Draw reliable and accurate illustrations of marine organisms and their anatomical details.
- Produce and distribute through different media, species identification information for fishery purposes.
The United Nations General Assembly designated 2 May as World Tuna Day in its Resolution 71/124.
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