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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 SeineFADsPreassessmentOther Papers0
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, PreassessmentFADs0
A novel index of abundance of juvenile yellowfin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean derived from echosounder buoys (PDF)

Example of PS CPUE (YFT) index derived from echosounder data

Purse SeineOperational DataFIP ActionsOther Papers0
A novel index of abundance of skipjack in the Indian Ocean derived from echosounder buoys (PDF)

Example of PS CPUE (SKJ) index derived from echosounder data

Purse SeineOperational DataFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Acoustic Discrimination Technology to Support Selective Fishing (infographic)

Purse SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsInfographics0
Acoustic Discrimination Timeline: Research and Publications (infographic)

Purse SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsInfographics0
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 ActionsInfographics0
BIODEGRADABLE DFADS: CURRENT STATUS AND PROSPECTS

Includes results to-date on tested materials and designs, current state of bio-based plastic and Recommendations

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
Banning Is Not Enough: The Complexities of Oceanic Shark Management by Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Papers0
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 SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsOther Papers0
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 SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsOther Papers0
BioFADs: New Trials and Large-Scale Deployment (infographic)

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsInfographics0
Bycatch Mitigation for Silky Sharks: Testing Methods to Keep Silky Sharks Out of Tuna Fishing Nets

Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsVideos0
Can drifting objects drive the movements of a vulnerable pelagic shark?

Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksOther Papers0
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 SeineOperational DataFIP ActionsOperational Data0
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 SeineStock StatusFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Papers0
Collaborative Study of Tropical Tuna CPUE from Multiple Indian Ocean Longline Fleets in 2017

LonglineOperational DataFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Collaborative study of bigeye tuna CPUE from multiple Atlantic Ocean longline fleets in 2018

LL CPUE joint indice (See Vol. 75 No.7, SCRS/2018/058)

LonglineOperational DataFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Collaborative study of yellowfin tuna CPUE from multiple Atlantic Ocean longline fleets in 2019

LL CPUE joint indice (See Vol. 76 No.6, SCRS/2019/081)

LonglineOperational DataFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Collective Best Practices for Well-Managed At-Sea Transshipment Guide (PDF)

Best practices for at-sea transshipment collaboratively developed by the NGO Tuna Forum

LonglineGeneralFIP ActionsOther Papers0
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 SeineGeneralFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Community Engagement: An Integral Component of a Multifaceted Conservation Approach for the Transboundary Western Pacific Leatherback

This paper describes community empowerment and nest protection programs enhanced by voluntary offsets from the tuna industry.

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsInfographics0
Comparing Electronic Monitoring and human observer collected fishery data in the tropical tuna purse seine operating in the Eastern and Western and Central Pacific Ocean (PDF)

Purse SeineObserver Electronic Monitoring SystemsFIP ActionsElectronic Monitoring Systems0
Developing solutions to increase survival rates of vulnerable bycatch species in tuna purse seiner FAD fisheries

Examples of tools and techniques, includes photographs and diagrams

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Draft WCPFC E-Monitoring Standard Data Fields for Operational Longline Observer Data (PDF)

LonglineObserver Electronic Monitoring SystemsFIP ActionsElectronic Monitoring Systems0
Electronic Monitoring Vendors and Data Submission Information

EMS vendors & providers (pp. 1-2)
FAD tracking & echosounder biomass data format guidance (pp. 5-6)
FAD tracking and echosounder biomass data tRFMO recipients (pp. 3)
LL Bycatch raw Data tRFMO recipients (pp. 4)

Longline, Purse SeineBycatch all, EMS, FADsFIP ActionsVoluntary Data Guidelines0
Electronic Reporting and Electronic Management Systems (WWF-FFA) (Infographic) (PDF)

Simplified materials to improve crew engagement in EmEr systems

Longline, Purse SeineObserver Electronic Monitoring SystemsFIP ActionsNON-ISSF Tools0
FAD Watch: a collaborative initiative to minimize the impact of FADs in coastal ecosystems

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsNON-ISSF Tools0
FAO Species Catalogue: Marine Mammals of the World

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
FAO Species Catalogue: Scombrids of the World

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
FAO Species Catalogue: Sharks of the World

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
FAO Species Catalogue: Vol. 11, Sea Turtles of the World

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
FAO Species Catalogue: Vol. 5, Billfishes of the World

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Fishery Improvement Projects website

Platform with information on the progress of some tuna fishery improvement projects.

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentNON-ISSF Tools0
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 SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentNON-ISSF Tools0
Flagged RFMO

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement that a vessel is flagged to a Member or Cooperating Non-Member of the relevant RFMO, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 1.2

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineComplianceFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
From biodegradable to biodegradable FADs (PDF)

See p. 37, Doc. No. j-FAD_08/2017

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsPreassessmentFADs0
Full Tuna Retention

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement on full tuna (skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye) retention as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.3

Purse SeineRetention / UtilizationFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
Good Practices to Reduce the Mortality of Sharks and Rays Caught Incidentally by the Tropical Tuna Purse Seiners (PDF)

Detailed handling protocols for sharks and rays

Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Graphics for Best Handling Practices for the Safe Release of Sharks

(WCPFC)

Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsOther Papers0
How Far Are We from Discriminating Tuna Species at FADs?

At the link, see p. 35 in Doc. No. j-FAD_07/2017.

Purse SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsOther Papers0
ICCAT North Atlantic Albacore Management Strategy Evaluation Process (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineManagement Strategy EvaluationPreassessmentNON-ISSF Tools0
ISSF / IPNLF Skippers' Guidebook to Pole-and-Line Fishing Best Practices (PDF)

Pole and LineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
ISSF 2010-02: Bellagio Framework For Sustainable Tuna Fisheries. Bellagio Conference, May 2010

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineAllocationPreassessmentTechnical Reports0
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 SeineStock StatusFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Workshops0
ISSF 2011-11A: Allocation of Rights in the International Environmental Context. Napa Conference, Feb 2011

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineAllocationPreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2011-13: Allocation of Property Rights in Global Tuna Fisheries. Cordoba Conference, Sep 2011

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineAllocation, CapacityPreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2012-05: A Review of Bycatch in the Indian Ocean Gillnet Tuna Fleet Focussing on India and Sri Lanka

GillnetGillnetFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2012-09: Global Study on the Management of Tuna Baitfisheries

Pole and LineBaitfishFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2012-10: Report of the 2012 Stock Assessment Workshop. Understanding Purse Seine CPUE

Purse SeineStock StatusFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Workshops0
ISSF 2012-12: Harmonisation of Purse-Seine Data Collected by Tuna RFMO Observer Programmes

Purse SeineObserverFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
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 SeineStock StatusFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Workshops0
ISSF 2013-09: Sustainable Fishery Agreements: Strategies for Enforcement & Compliance. Maui Conferences, Jan 2013

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineComplianceFIP ActionsOther Papers0
ISSF 2014-03: Report of the ISSF Workshop on FADs as Ecological Traps

Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2014-12: Exploration of Market Viability for the Full Retention of Non-Tuna Species in Purse Seine Fisheries

Purse SeineRetention / UtilizationFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2014-13: Report of the 2014 ISSF Capacity Transfer Workshop

Purse SeineCapacityFIP ActionsOther Workshops0
ISSF 2014-14: Report of the 2014 Meeting of the Indian Ocean Skipjack MSE Advisory Committee

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineManagement Strategy EvaluationFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2015-02: Preliminary Study of the Relative Fishery Impacts on Non-Tuna Species Caught in Tuna Fisheries

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2015-06: Report of the 2015 Stock Assessment Workshop. Characterizing Uncertainty in Stock Assessment

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineStock StatusFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Workshops0
ISSF 2015-10: Global Comparison of Post Release Survival of Silky Sharks Caught by Tropical Tuna Purse Seiners

Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2016-03: Unique Vessel Identifiers. Application to vessels less than 24 metres, 100GT or 100GRT

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineVesselsFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2016-09: Training of Costa Rican Longline Fishermen, Observers and Government Agencies on Sea Turtles Survival

Workshop on turtles post-release survival in longline tuna fisheries

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Workshops0
ISSF 2016-16: Implementation of Pilot Projects to Explore the Market Viability of Full-Retention of Non-Tuna Species in Purse Seine Fisheries

Purse SeineRetention / UtilizationFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2016-17: Mitigation of Silky Shark Bycatch in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries

Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2016-18A: Workshop on the Use of Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs), English

Biodegradable FADs - Workshop Report (ENG)

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
ISSF 2016-18B: Taller sobre el Uso de Dispositivos Concentradores de Peces Biodegradables (DCPs), Spanish

Biodegradable FADs - Workshop Report (ESP)

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
ISSF 2016-18C: Atelier sur l’utilisation de Dispositifs de Concentration des Poissons (DCP) Biodégradables, French

Biodegradable FADs - Workshop Report (FRA)

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
ISSF 2017-01: Computing a Global Rate of Non-Target Species Catch (Bycatch) in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries

Purse SeineBycatch allPreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2017-06: A Summary of Bycatch Issues and ISSF Mitigation Activities to Date in Purse-Seine Fisheries, with Emphasis on FADs

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2017-07: Towards Global Non-Entangling Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) Use in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries Through a Participatory Approach

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2017-08: Management of Tuna Stocks and Fisheries. Nov. 2017

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2018-03: Efficiency of Electronic Monitoring on FAD-Related Activities by Supply Vessels in the Indian Ocean

Purse SeineSupply VesselsFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2018-04: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries

Purse SeineObserver Electronic Monitoring SystemsFIP Actions, PreassessmentElectronic Monitoring Systems0
ISSF 2018-07: Design Workshop on the Use of Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices in Ghanaian Purse Seine and Pole and Line Tuna Fleets

Biodegradable FADs - Ghana Workshop Report

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
ISSF 2018-15: 2018 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop: Review of Current t-RFMO Practice in Stock Status Determinations

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineStock StatusFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Workshops0
ISSF 2018-16: A Pre-Assessment of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Fisheries Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria: Principle 2

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineMSC Principle 2PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2018-18: Reporting and Transparency of Catch and/or Effort Quotas in Tuna RFMOS: A Survey Paper

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineAllocation, CapacityFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2018-19A: Workshop for the Reduction of the Impact of Fish Aggregating Devices' Structure on the Ecosystem, English

Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
ISSF 2018-19B: Taller para la Reduccion del Impacto de la Estructura de los Dispositivos Concentradores de Peces en el Ecosistema, Spanish

Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
ISSF 2018-20: Compendium of ISSF At-Sea Bycatch Mitigation Research Activities as of September 2018

Purse SeineGeneralFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2019-08: Report of the International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | Rome, Italy, 12-13 March 2019

The workshop focused on six sessions: (1) Bycatch of the tuna purse seine fishery, (2) sharks and rays, (3) small bigeye and yellowfin tuna, (4) FAD structure impacts, (5) FAD management, and, (6) looking ahead: the next 10 years. Hyperlink to presentations available in the Introduction section of the report.

Purse SeineFADsPreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2019-13: Towards Biodegradable FADs: Evaluating the Lifetime of Biodegradable Ropes in Controlled Conditions

Results of tests of the lifetime and robustness of three types of biodegradable ropes for use in biodegradable FAD construction.

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
ISSF 2020-01: ISSF Skippers Workshops Round 9

Summary of 2019 ISSF skipper WS outcomes including fleets' level of acceptance and advances in various bycatch mitigation activities in different ocean regions.

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSkippers Workshops0
ISSF 2020-10: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification

LonglineGeneralFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
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 SeineGeneralFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2020-13: Compendium of ISSF Research Activities to Reduce FAD Structure Impacts on the Ecosystem

Includes recommendations on: FAD materials (biodegradable), FAD design, FAD management, etc. (p. 108)

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
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 SeineGeneralFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2021-11: Questions and Answers About FADs and Bycatch

Pole and Line, Purse SeineGeneralPreassessmentTechnical Reports0
ISSF 2022-09: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring Systems in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries

Longline, Purse SeineObserver Electronic Monitoring SystemsFIP ActionsElectronic Monitoring Systems0
ISSF 2023-03: ISSF Workshop on Different Approaches to Limit the Number of FADs in the Oceans.

Report of the workshop that includes recommendations on actions that can be taken to incentivize fewer FAD deployments and higher rates of FAD recovery.

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentFADs0
ISSF 2023-11B: Taller ISSF sobre Dispositivos de Liberación de Especies Accesorias (DLEAs) Vulnerables en Cubierta Para Pesquerías de Cerco de Atunes Tropicales. Busturia, Espana, 20-21 Abril 2023

Informe del taller que incluye recomendaciones y ejemplos de Dispositivos de Liberación de Especies Accesorias

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsTechnical Reports0
ISSF Conservation Measure 1.2: RFMO Participation

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineComplianceFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 2.1: Product Traceability

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineComplianceFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 2.3: Product Labeling by Species and Area of Capture

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineComplianceFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 2.4: Supply Chain Transparency, Audit, Reporting and Purchase Requirements

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 3.1: Sharks

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 3.2: Large-Scale Pelagic Driftnets Prohibition

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 3.3: Full Retention of Tunas

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 3.4: Skipper Best Practices

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 3.5: Transactions with Vessels that Use Only Non-entangling FADs

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 3.6: Transactions with Vessels Implementing Best Practices for Sharks and Sea Turtles

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 3.7: Transactions with Vessels or Companies with Vessel-Based FAD Management Policies

Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 4.4: Transshipment

Purse SeineTransshipmentFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 6.1: Transaction Ban for Large-Scale Purse-Seine Vessels not Actively Fishing for Tuna as of December 31, 2012

Purse SeineCapacityFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 7.1 (a): Controlled Vessels - Purse Seine and Supply & Tender

Purse SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 7.1 (b): Controlled Vessels - Longline

LonglineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Conservation Measure 7.4: Supply and Tender Vessels

Purse SeineSupply VesselsFIP Actions, PreassessmentISSF Conservation Measures0
ISSF Glossary

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentGlossary0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, English

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, French

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Indonesian

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Japanese

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Korean

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Simplified Chinese

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Spanish

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Tagalog

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Traditional Chinese

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Vietnamese

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
ISSF Skippers Workshops -- General Description

Longline, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSkippers Workshops0
Improving communication: the key to more effective MSE processes (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineManagement Strategy EvaluationFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Key Gaps and Priorities in Tuna RFMO Port State Measures (infographic)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineComplianceFIP Actions, PreassessmentInfographics0
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.

LonglineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentChecklist0
Longline Fisheries -- Bycatch Mitigation for Seabirds: Hook Removal Equipment

LonglineBycatch SeabirdsFIP ActionsVideos0
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 SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentNON-ISSF Tools0
Minimum Standards for Vessel Electronic Monitoring Systems (infographic)

Purse SeineObserver Electronic Monitoring SystemsFIP ActionsInfographics0
Minimum standards for designing and implementing Electronic Monitoring systems in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries.

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineObserver Electronic Monitoring SystemsFIP ActionsElectronic Monitoring Systems0
Movement behaviour and fishery interaction of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the Western Indian Ocean

Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsOther Papers0
NE FADs

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement that the vessel's company has a policy on the use of non-entangling FADs, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.5

Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
New assessment on accidentally captured silky shark post-release survival in the Indian Ocean tuna purse seine fishery.

Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsOther Papers0
No L-S Driftnet

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement that there is no known use of large-scale drifnets by the vessel as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.2

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
Not IUU Listed

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement that a vessel does not appear on any tuna RFMO IUU vessel list, as per ISSF Conservation Measures 5.1 and 5.2

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineVesselsFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
Observer

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement on observer coverage for the vessel's type and size as per ISSF Conservation Measure 4.3

Purse SeineObserverFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
OnBoard SPC App

Electronic fishing logsheet and e-reporting for the WCPFC area. This app allow longline vessels to connect and send data to Tufman 2 Database.

LonglineGeneralFIP ActionsNON-ISSF Tools0
Options for Managing FAD Impacts on Target Tuna Stocks (PDF)

Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Performance evaluation of a shallow prototype versus a standard depth traditional design drifting fish-aggregating device in the equatorial eastern Pacific tuna purse-seine fishery

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Papers0
Potential Use of Cannery Receipt Data for the Scientific Work of the WCPFC (PDF)

Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineOperational DataFIP ActionsOther Papers0
ProActive Vessel Register (PVR)

Fishing vessels can register on the this public vessel list to show how they are following best practices that support sustainable tuna fisheries.

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
Protecting Sharks: Reducing Shark Bycatch in Purse Seine Fisheries (Infographic)

Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsInfographics0
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 SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentChecklist0
Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, English

Download an ePub or PDF

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, English

Web version

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, French

Download an ePub or PDF

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, Spanish

Download an ePub or PDF

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
RFMO Authorization in active region

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement that a vessel is authorized to fish in regions where it is active, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 1.1

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineComplianceFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
RFMO Best Practices Papers - ISSF 2022-06: RFMO Vessel Monitoring Systems: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineVessel Monitoring SystemsFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2022-07: Port State Measures in Tuna RFMOs: Benchmarking RFMO Port State Measures Against the 2009 FAO PSMA and Identifying Gaps

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineComplianceFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2022-08: Combatting IUU Fishing: Continual Improvement and Best Practices for IUU Listing Measures in Tuna RFMOs

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineVesselsFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2023-05: Tuna RFMO Compliance Assessment Processes: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineComplianceFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2023-06: Transshipment: Strengthening Tuna RFMO Transshipment Regulations

Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineTransshipmentFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2023-07: Tuna RFMO Authorised Vessel Lists: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineVesselsFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2023-08: Survey of RFMO Observer Programs and a Set of Best Practices

Purse SeineObserverFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2023-09: Survey of the Treatment of Support/Supply/Tender Vessels in Tuna RFMOs

Purse SeineSupply VesselsFIP Actions, PreassessmentTechnical Reports0
RFMO information pages

Tuna RFMOs overview: convention objectives, decision-making, members (and their participation in UNFSA/PSMA), etc.

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentRFMO Info0
Reducing FAD Impacts on Ocean & Coastal Ecosystems (Infographic)

Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentInfographics0
Report card on ecosystem-based fisheries management in tuna regional fisheries management organizations

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineEcosystemPreassessmentOther Papers0
Report of the Expert Consultation Workshop on Management Strategy Evaluation (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineManagement Strategy EvaluationPreassessmentOther Papers0
Report on analyses of the 2016/2021 PNA FAD tracking programme (24July-10Aug) - Rev.01

Example of analyses of FAD trajectory data provided to RFMO scientific bodies

Purse SeineFADsFIP Actions, PreassessmentNON-ISSF Tools0
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 SeineOperational DataFIP ActionsOperational Data0
Results of BIOFAD project: testing designs and identify options to mitigate impacts of drifting fish aggregating devices on the ecosystem

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
Retaining Bycatch to Avoid Wastage of Fishery Resources: How Important Is Bycatch Landed by Purse-Seiners in Abidjan? (PDF)

Purse SeineRetention / UtilizationPreassessmentOther Papers0
Review of Purse Seine Logbooks Used in the ICCAT Area and Recommendations for a Harmonised Form (PDF)

Purse SeineGeneralFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Saving Albatrosses: How to Reduce Seabird Bycatch -- Tuna Longline Fisheries, English

LonglineBycatch SeabirdsFIP ActionsVideos0
Saving Sea Turtles, English (Infographic)

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsInfographics0
Saving Sea Turtles, Spanish (Infographic)

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsInfographics0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Atlantic Ocean (English)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Atlantic Ocean (French)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Eastern Pacific Ocean (English)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Eastern Pacific Ocean (Korean)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Eastern Pacific Ocean (Spanish)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Eastern Pacific Ocean (Taiwanese)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (Bahasa/Malay)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (Chinese)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (English)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (Tagalog)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (Taiwanese)

Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices

Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsPoster0
Sea Turtle Handling and Hook Removal: A Short Training Video for Longline Fishers, Chinese subtitles

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsVideos0
Sea Turtle Handling and Hook Removal: A Short Training Video for Longline Fishers, English narration

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsVideos0
Sea Turtle Handling and Hook Removal: A Short Training Video for Longline Fishers, Indonesian narration and subtitles

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsVideos0
Sea Turtle Handling and Hook Removal: A Short Training Video for Longline Fishers, Indonesian subtitles

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsVideos0
Sea Turtle Handling and Hook Removal: A Short Training Video for Longline Fishers, Korean subtitles

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsVideos0
Sea Turtle Handling and Hook Removal: A Short Training Video for Longline Fishers, Portuguese subtitles

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsVideos0
Sea Turtle Handling and Hook Removal: A Short Training Video for Longline Fishers, Spanish narration

LonglineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsVideos0
Shark Finning Policy

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement that the vessel's company has a policy prohibiting shark finning, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.1.a

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
Shark Finning Prohibition Transactions (I)

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement that there is no known recent finding of the vessel conducting shark finning, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.1.a

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
Side Events on Harvest Strategies, Harvest Control Rules, Management Strategy Evaluations, or Other Topics

Fisheries improvement stakeholders have an opportunity to organize side events in collaboration with ISSF on a topic relevant to FIPs (e.g, harvest strategies, harvest control rules, management strategy evaluations, or other topics). Use the FIP Support Form to contact us.

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineSide EventsFIP ActionsAdvocacy0
Skipper WS / Guidebook

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement on skipper education as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.4

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Chinese Simplified

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Chinese Traditional

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, English

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, English

Web version

LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, French

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Indonesian

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Japanese

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Korean

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Spanish

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Tagalog

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Vietnamese

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LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Chinese Simplified

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Chinese Traditional

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, English

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, English

Web version

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, French

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Indonesian

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Japanese

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Korean

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Spanish

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Tagalog

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Vietnamese

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Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsGuidebooks0
Spatio-temporal distribution of spinetail devil ray Mobula mobular in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean

Analysis of fishery-dependent data to understand spatiotemporal distribution and hotspots

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), Bahasa (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), English (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), French (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), Japanese (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), Korean (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), Spanish (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), Bahasa (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), Chinese (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), English (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), French (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), Japanese (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), Korean (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), Spanish (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), Vietnamese (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), Bahasa (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), English (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), French (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), Japanese (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), Korean (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), Spanish (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), Vietnamese (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Atlantic Ocean, Sharks-1 (ICCAT) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Atlantic Ocean, Sharks-2 (ICCAT) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Atlantic Ocean, Tuna and Tuna-Like Species (ICCAT) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Bay of Bengal, Tuna Species (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Indian Ocean, Billfish (IOTC) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Indian Ocean, Marine Turtles (IOTC) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Indian Ocean, Seabirds (IOTC) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SeabirdsFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Indian Ocean, Sharks and Rays (IOTC) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Indian Ocean, Tuna and Tuna-like Species (IOTC) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Indonesia, Tuna Species (PDF)

Gillnet, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Non-target Fish Species Taken in WCPO Purse Seine Fisheries (Photographic ID Guide) (PDF)

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Seabirds (AMFA) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and LineBycatch SeabirdsFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Sharks (SPC) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch SharksFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Turtles (SPC) (PDF)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guide: Vietnam, Tuna Species (PDF)

Gillnet, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Species Identification Guides

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsSpecies Identification Guides0
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Best Practices Report: Minimizing and Managing the Impact of Fisheries on Marine Food Webs

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineEcosystemFIP Actions, PreassessmentNON-ISSF Tools0
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership: Best Practices for Reducing Bycatch in Longline Tuna Fisheries (PDF)

LonglineBycatch allFIP ActionsNON-ISSF Tools0
Target strength of skipjack tuna (Katsuwanus pelamis) associated with fish aggregating devices (FADs)

Purse SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Testing Designs and Identify Options to Mitigate Impacts of Drifting FADs on the Ecosystem

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
The Ideal Purse Seine Vessel: A Guide to Demonstrating Best Practices & Meeting ISSF Conservation Measures (Infographic)

Purse SeineBycatch allFIP ActionsInfographics0
The International Challenge of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing (Infographic)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineVesselsPreassessmentInfographics0
The Jelly-FAD: a paradigm shift in bio-FAD design

This document (i) summarizes lessons learned in bio-FADs testing in the three oceans, (ii) proposes the new Jelly-FAD design, and (iii) provides recommendations to reduce the impact of dFADs and on bio-FADs construction and use.

Pole and Line, Purse SeineFADsFIP ActionsFADs0
The Journey: IOTC Skipjack Harvest Control Rules (Infographic)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineManagement Strategy EvaluationPreassessmentInfographics0
Towards Acoustic Discrimination of Tuna Species at FADs: Measuring Acoustic Properties of Yellowfin Tuna (PDF)

Purse SeineAcousticsFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Tuna Management Workshops (ABNJ Common Oceans)

Workshop on tuna fisheries management (harvest strategies, harvest control rules, managements strategy evaluation)

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineStock StatusFIP ActionsOther Workshops0
Tuna Vessel IMOs and Other UVI Numbers

This vessel list includes all tuna fishing vessels with an IMO number as well as vessels not eligible for an IMO that are using either a TUVI or an ISSF-UVI as an alternative UVI.

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineVesselsFIP Actions, PreassessmentUnique Vessel Identifiers0
Turtle conservation projects endorsed by ISSF

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch TurtlesFIP ActionsTurtles0
Unique Vessel Identifiers (UVI)

PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF's requirement on UVI numbers for the vessel's type and size as per ISSF Conservation Measures 4.1 and 4.2

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineVesselsFIP Actions, PreassessmentProActive Vessel Register / Column0
Using a Bayesian modelling approach (INLA-SPDE) to predict the occurrence of the Spinetail Devil Ray (Mobular mobular)

Analysis of observer bycatch data to understand spatiotemporal distribution and hotspots in the Eastern Pacific

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineBycatch RaysFIP ActionsOther Papers0
Utilization and Trade of Faux-Poisson Landed in Abidjan (PDF)

Purse SeineRetention / UtilizationFIP ActionsOther Papers0
WCPFC Harvest Strategy and Reference Points

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineManagement Strategy EvaluationPreassessmentNON-ISSF Tools0
What Does Well-Managed FAD Use Look Like within a Tropical Purse Seine Fishery? (PDF)

Purse SeineGeneralFIP Actions, PreassessmentOther Papers0
Who Determines Sustainability? (PDF)

Publication on history and status of fishery certifications (including MSC) and FIPs

Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse SeineGeneralPreassessmentNON-ISSF Tools0