| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Draft WCPFC E-Monitoring Standard Data Fields for Operational Longline Observer Data (PDF) | Longline | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Electronic Monitoring Systems | 0 |
| Electronic Monitoring Systems ISSF can provide guidance and share existing studies/projects on electronic monitoring systems from different fisheries. | Longline, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Services | 0 |
| Electronic Monitoring Vendors and Data Submission Information EMS vendors & providers (pp. 1-2) | Longline, Purse Seine | Bycatch all, EMS, FADs | FIP Actions | Voluntary Data Guidelines | 1 |
| Electronic Reporting ISSF can provide guidance and share existing studies/projects on electronic reporting from different fisheries. | Longline, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Services | 0 |
| Electronic Reporting and Electronic Management Systems (WWF-FFA) (Infographic) (PDF) Simplified materials to improve crew engagement in EmEr systems | Longline, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| FAO Species Catalogue: Marine Mammals of the World | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| FAO Species Catalogue: Scombrids of the World | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| FAO Species Catalogue: Sharks of the World | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| FAO Species Catalogue: Vol. 11, Sea Turtles of the World | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Turtles | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| FAO Species Catalogue: Vol. 5, Billfishes of the World | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Fisheryprogress.org Website and Resources | 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 |
| ISSF 2012-05: A Review of Bycatch in the Indian Ocean Gillnet Tuna Fleet Focussing on India and Sri Lanka | Gillnet | Gillnet | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2012-12: Harmonisation of Purse-Seine Data Collected by Tuna RFMO Observer Programmes | Purse Seine | Observer | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2015-10: Global Comparison of Post Release Survival of Silky Sharks Caught by Tropical Tuna Purse Seiners | Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2017-04: Questions and Answers About FADs and Bycatch | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| 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 Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-04: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Electronic Monitoring Systems | 1 |
| 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 Seine | MSC Principle 2 | Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2019-11: Recommended Best Practices for FAD management in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries This report provides practical examples that fleets could adopt as their FAD management policies | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| 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 Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 0 |
| 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 Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Skippers Workshops | 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 | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| 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 Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 0 |
| 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 3.1: Sharks | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 3.5: Transactions with Vessels that Use Only Non-entangling FADs | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 7.1 (a): Controlled Vessels - Purse Seine and Supply & Tender | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 7.1 (b): Controlled Vessels - Longline | Longline | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Glossary | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Glossary | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, English | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, French | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Indonesian | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Japanese | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Korean | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Simplified Chinese | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Spanish | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Tagalog | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Traditional Chinese | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Vietnamese | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Skippers Workshops -- General Description | Longline, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Skippers Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF Skippers Workshops -- Resources and Certification | Longline, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Skippers Workshops | 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 |
| 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 Seine | Observer | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| 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. | Longline | General | FIP Actions | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 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 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, English Download an ePub or PDF | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, English Web version | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, French Download an ePub or PDF | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, Spanish Download an ePub or PDF | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| RFMO Position Statements | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Advocacy | FIP Actions | Advocacy | 0 |
| RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2020-05: Survey of Human Observer Programs for Purse Seine Vessels and a Set of Best Practices | Purse Seine | Observer | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 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 |
| 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 Seine | Side Events | FIP Actions | Advocacy | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Atlantic Ocean, Sharks-1 (ICCAT) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Atlantic Ocean, Sharks-2 (ICCAT) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Indian Ocean, Billfish (IOTC) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Indian Ocean, Marine Turtles (IOTC) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Turtles | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Indian Ocean, Seabirds (IOTC) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Seabirds | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Indian Ocean, Sharks and Rays (IOTC) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Billfish, Sharks, Rays, Tuna-like and Non-Tuna Finfish in the WCPO (WCPFC - Photographic ID guide) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Non-target Fish Species Taken in WCPO Purse Seine Fisheries (Photographic ID Guide) (PDF) | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Seabirds (AMFA) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line | Bycatch Seabirds | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Seabirds (NOAA -- Hawaii) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Seabirds | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Seabirds (NOAA -- Pacific Islands Region) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Seabirds | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Sharks (SPC) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Turtles (SPC) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Turtles | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guides | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 1 |
| Target strength of skipjack tuna (Katsuwanus pelamis) associated with fish aggregating devices (FADs) | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| The Ideal Purse Seine Vessel: A Guide to Demonstrating Best Practices & Meeting ISSF Conservation Measures (Infographic) | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Towards Acoustic Discrimination of Tuna Species at FADs: Measuring Acoustic Properties of Yellowfin Tuna (PDF) | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Turtle conservation projects endorsed by ISSF | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Turtles | FIP Actions | Turtles | 0 |
| Turtles, Marine Mammals and Seabirds: ID & Handling (NOAA - Pacific Islands Region) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 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 |