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PI 2.2.2 Management (M)

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A multidisciplinary approach to build new designs of biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs)

This paper describes new bio non-entangling FAD designs ISSF is developing ("Jelly-FAD") (Recommendations on FAD construction & trials on p. 12, photographic guide on p. 15)

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs
Acoustic Discrimination Technology to Support Selective Fishing (infographic)Purse SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsInfographics
Acoustic Discrimination Timeline: Research and Publications (infographic)Purse SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsInfographics
Addressing FAD Ecological Impacts (Infographic)

This infographic explains how tuna fishers use FADs and lists four main ways that FADs affect non-target species (such as sharks and sea turtles) and ocean ecosystems.

Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsInfographics
Banning Is Not Enough: The Complexities of Oceanic Shark Management by Tuna Regional Fisheries Management OrganizationsGillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Papers
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 telemetryPurse SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsOther Papers
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 TelemetryPurse SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsOther Papers
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