Updated Report Measures Global Stocks
Driving Change on the Front Lines of Indonesia’s Tuna Fisheries
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ISSF Guidebooks: Seabirds II
This video, which shows a bird-scaring line, is from the ISSF Guidebooks Longline Skippers Guidebook at www.issfguidebooks.com.
ISSF Guidebooks: Sharks
This video, which features ISSF collaborating scientists Laurent Dagorn and JD Filmater, appears in the ISSF guidebooks at http://www.issfguidebooks.org/
Saving Sea Turtles
Sea turtle expert Peter Dutton, Program Leader of the Marine Turtle Genetics Program at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shares insights on protecting this remarkable species. Since 2010, ISSF has supported on-the-ground projects in key regions of the world that continue to help sea turtles thrive. Learn more here: http://iss-foundation.org/2012/08/01/…
3 Steps to Save Seabirds
Seventeen of the world’s 22 species of albatross are threatened with extinction. Longlining in tuna fisheries has been identified as a major threat to many of these species, with tens of thousands of albatrosses dying each year on fish hooks, according to Birdlife International. But, as Cleo Small explains, there are 3 simple steps to help save these seabirds.
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The Ins and Outs of Management
In this video ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee member Jerry Scott discusses tuna fishery management options, and the uses of input and output controls.
Assessing Global Tuna Stocks Using the MSC Standard
This video featuring ISSF President Susan Jackson reviews the methodology behind and the organization’s objectives in publishing An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria. As of 2021, the ISSF report evaluates 23 global tuna stocks and is co-authored by multiple expert and independent authors. You can find the most recent iteration of the report here: http://ow.ly/tbTl30rydfT
Tuna Sustainability: What It’s All About
Leaders from ISSF & WWF discuss our coalition’s approach to improving practices in tuna fisheries by working from within the system to create change.