| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
| A Preliminary Analysis of the Relationship Between the Number of FAD Deployments and the Number of FAD Sets for the EPO Purse-Seine Fishery (PDF) | Purse Seine | FADs | Preassessment | Other Papers | 0 |
| Acoustic Discrimination Technology to Support Selective Fishing (infographic) | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Acoustic Discrimination Timeline: Research and Publications (infographic) | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Behavior of skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin (Thunnus albacares), and bigeye (T. obsesus) tunas associated with drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) in the Indian Ocean, assessed through acoustic telemetry | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Behaviour and Vulnerability of Target and Non-Target Species at Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in the Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishery Determined by Acoustic Telemetry | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Cannery Data Reports Provision of cannery data information as a source of operational data for RFMOs. ISSF participating companies provide this type of data following ISSF CM 2.2 (follow link to find downloadable Excel reporting template) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Operational Data | 0 |
| Characterization, Communication, and Management of Uncertainty in Tuna Fisheries This paper reviews the similarities and differences among tuna RFMOs stock assessments, and provides recommendations (p.12) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Papers | 0 |
| Collective Best Practices for Well-Managed FAD Fisheries Guide (PDF) Best practices for Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) fisheries collaboratively developed by the NGO Tuna Forum | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Fishery Improvement Projects website Platform with information on the progress of some tuna fishery improvement projects. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Fisheryprogress.org Website and Resources Platform with information on the progress of global fishery improvement projects, as well as resources for FIPs and buyers. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| How Far Are We from Discriminating Tuna Species at FADs? At the link, see p. 35 in Doc. No. j-FAD_07/2017. | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| ICCAT North Atlantic Albacore Management Strategy Evaluation Process (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Management Strategy Evaluation | Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| ISSF 2011-02: Report of the 2011 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop. Stock-Recruitment Relationships and Juvenile and Small Tuna Mortality. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF 2012-10: Report of the 2012 Stock Assessment Workshop. Understanding Purse Seine CPUE | Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF 2013-03: Report of the 2013 Stock Assessment Workshop. Harvest Control Rules and Reference Points for Tuna RFMOs | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF 2014-14: Report of the 2014 Meeting of the Indian Ocean Skipjack MSE Advisory Committee | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Management Strategy Evaluation | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2015-06: Report of the 2015 Stock Assessment Workshop. Characterizing Uncertainty in Stock Assessment | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-15: 2018 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop: Review of Current t-RFMO Practice in Stock Status Determinations | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-18: Reporting and Transparency of Catch and/or Effort Quotas in Tuna RFMOS: A Survey Paper | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Allocation, Capacity | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2020-10: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification | Longline | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2020-11: Recommended Best Practices for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification, with Emphasis on FADs This document summarizes recommended best practices for tropical tuna FAD fisheries, linked to MSC Performance Indicators. | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2020-15: Information and monitoring best practices for tropical tuna purse seine fisheries relative to the MSC standard This paper describes best-practice monitoring activities for each MSC PI based on data needs, as well as to identify data monitoring systems, sources, and technology that can be used to collect this information. | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2022-02: ISSF responsible fishing guidelines for tuna longline fisheries Key recommendations and best practices, useful for improving scores against the MSC standard or to address common weaknesses in FIP Action Plans | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2023-02: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria (Principle 1 and Principle 3) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | Preassessment | Technical Reports | 1 |
| ISSF 2023-10: Recommended Best Practices for FAD Management in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries (Update to 2019-11) This report provides practical examples that fleets could adopt as their FAD management policies. It is an update of ISSF Technical Report 2019-11. | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 1 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 1.2: RFMO Participation | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 2.4: Supply Chain Transparency, Audit, Reporting and Purchase Requirements | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 3.7: Transactions with Vessels or Companies with Vessel-Based FAD Management Policies | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Glossary | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Glossary | 0 |
| Improving communication: the key to more effective MSE processes (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Management Strategy Evaluation | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Longline FIPs Best Practices checklist Checklist of actions that Longline FIPs can perform to achieve high-level best practices with the objective of achieving MSC certification. | Longline | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Checklist | 0 |
| Marine Stewardship Council Guidance for Using the MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT) (PDF) Tool to benchmark and track fisheries as they progress towards sustainability and MSC certification | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Options for Managing FAD Impacts on Target Tuna Stocks (PDF) | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Potential Use of Cannery Receipt Data for the Scientific Work of the WCPFC (PDF) | Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Purse Seine FIPs Best Practices checklist Checklist of actions that Purse Seine FIPs can perform to achieve high-level best practices with the objective of achieving MSC certification. | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Checklist | 0 |
| RFMO Position Statements | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Advocacy | FIP Actions | Advocacy | 0 |
| Report of the Expert Consultation Workshop on Management Strategy Evaluation (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Management Strategy Evaluation | Preassessment | Other Papers | 0 |
| Research proposal: an evaluation of data from ISSF-affiliated canneries for use in tuna fisheries management (PDF) Ongoing assessment of the usage of cannery sales data as a complementary dataset in support of tuna fisheries management. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Operational Data | 0 |
| Review of Purse Seine Logbooks Used in the ICCAT Area and Recommendations for a Harmonised Form (PDF) | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Status of the Stocks report + Interactive tool Includes new "Catch Trends" tab to visualize and/ or download catch data by fishing method since 1950 | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | Preassessment | Technical Reports | 1 |
| Target strength of skipjack tuna (Katsuwanus pelamis) associated with fish aggregating devices (FADs) | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Towards Acoustic Discrimination of Tuna Species at FADs: Measuring Acoustic Properties of Yellowfin Tuna (PDF) | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Vessels in Other Sustainability Initiatives (VOSI) FIP Fishing vessels can register on this public vessel list to show they are operating in Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries, participating in Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs), or both. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | VOSI | 0 |
| What Does Well-Managed FAD Use Look Like within a Tropical Purse Seine Fishery? (PDF) | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Papers | 0 |
| Who Determines Sustainability? (PDF) Publication on history and status of fishery certifications (including MSC) and FIPs | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
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