What is sustainable tuna fishing and why is it key for the Eastern Pacific?
Sustainable tuna fishing is an essential element for ocean conservation and global food security. In the Eastern Pacific, one of the regions with the highest tuna fishing activity in the world, the application of responsible practices makes it possible to ensure that the exploitation of this resource remains within safe biological limits and under sound scientific management.
Sustainable fishing is based on the rational use of tuna stocks, ensuring that harvesting does not compromise their reproductive capacity or the balance of the marine ecosystem. To achieve this, catch limits, closed seasons, constant fleet monitoring, and the use of regulated fishing methods are established and supervised by international organizations.
In this context, the Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna plays a key role by bringing together Mexico’s leading tuna companies with the aim of strengthening the responsible management of the fishery. Its work focuses on promoting compliance with international standards, encouraging transparency, and ensuring that operations are carried out under scientific control and oversight schemes.
In addition to environmental benefits, sustainable tuna fishing has a significant social and economic impact. This activity generates thousands of direct and indirect jobs, supports the development of coastal communities, and provides an accessible, high-quality source of protein for millions of people. Committing to sustainability means protecting the oceans without sacrificing economic development or food security.