The International Pole and Line Foundation has urged members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to adopt new proposed conservation measures for yellowfin tuna at their next meeting, scheduled for March 2021.

Although IOTC members met as usual in November -- albeit using video conferencing technology -- the pressing issue of yellowfin tuna conservation was not discussed as it was deemed the constraints of holding a virtual meeting made it too challenging to effectively negotiate new conservation measures among members [...]