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Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Indian Ocean | No | June 19, 2019 | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Rays, Sharks, Tuna, | Infographics, | 6 | ||
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Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Eastern Pacific Ocean | No | June 19, 2019 | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna, | Infographics, | 4 | ||
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Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Western and Central Pacific Ocean | No | June 19, 2019 | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Rays, Sharks, Tuna, | Infographics, | 3 | ||
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Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Atlantic Ocean | No | June 19, 2019 | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna, | Infographics, | 4 | ||
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2019 CIAT Declaración de Posición | 2019 IATTC Position Statement (Spanish) | No | June 10, 2019 | Spanish | Advocacy, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 8 | |
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2019 IATTC Position Statement | No | June 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 6 | ||
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Bycatch Rates by Ocean and Set Type | No | May 22, 2019 | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Purse Seine, Tuna, | Infographics, | 65 | ||
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ISSF 2019-08: Report of the International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | No | April 24, 2019 | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Dagorn, Ecosystem, FADs, Justel-Rubio, Moreno, Murua, Purse Seine, Rays, Restrepo, science, Sharks, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Meeting Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, | 155 | ||
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Presentations from International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries (2019) | No | April 24, 2019 | 2019 | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Dagorn, Ecosystem, FADs, Justel-Rubio, Moreno, Murua, Restrepo, science, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Meeting Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, | 61 | |
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2019 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | No | April 11, 2019 | French | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 19 | |
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2019 IOTC Position Statement | No | April 11, 2019 | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 84 | ||
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Distribution of Stocks of Major Commercial Tunas by Catch (2011-March 2019) | No | March 20, 2019 | 2011-March 2019 | Stock Status, Tuna, | Infographics, | 43 | |
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Distribution of Stocks of Major Commercial Tunas (2011-March 2019) | No | March 20, 2019 | 2011-March 2019 | Stock Status, Tuna, | Infographics, | 46 | |
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ISSF 2019-07: Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna. March 2019* | Yes | March 19, 2019 | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, science, Sticky, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 524 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: Transshipment Regulation | No | January 17, 2019 | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Transshipment, Tuna, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 76 | ||
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ISSF 2019-02: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | Yes | January 9, 2019 | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MSC Certification, RFMOs, science, Skipjack, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 289 | ||
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: FAD Management | No | January 7, 2019 | Best Practices, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Purse Seine, Tuna, WCPFC, | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots, | 375 | ||
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Benefits for Tuna Fishers of Joining the ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) | No | November 16, 2018 | PVR | Longline, Pole and Line, ProActive Vessel Register, Purse Seine, Tuna, | Infographics, | 104 | |
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ISSF 2018-22: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification | No | November 12, 2018 | Best Practices, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Justel-Rubio, Longline, Monteagudo, MSC Certification, Restrepo, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 359 | ||
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Conservation Measures by Category | No | November 12, 2018 | Bycatch, Conservation Measures, Sticky, Tuna, | Conservation Measures, Infographics, | 975 | ||
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2018 WCPFC Position Statement | No | October 31, 2018 | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, MCS, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, WCPFC, | Position Statements, | 131 | ||
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2018 ICCAT Déclaration de Position | 2018 ICCAT Position Statement (French) | No | October 15, 2018 | French | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 91 | |
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2018 ICCAT Declaración de Posición | 2018 ICCAT Position Statement (Spanish) | No | October 15, 2018 | Spanish | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 92 | |
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2018 ICCAT Position Statement | No | October 15, 2018 | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 172 | ||
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2018 CIAT Declaración de Posición | 2018 IATTC Position Statement (Spanish) | No | July 13, 2018 | Spanish | Advocacy, Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Observer Coverage, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks, Transshipment, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 106 | |
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2018 IATTC Position Statement | No | July 12, 2018 | Advocacy, Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Observer Coverage, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Position Statements, | 235 | ||
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ISSF 2018-17: A Snapshot of the Large-Scale Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Fleets as of June 2018* | Yes | June 28, 2018 | Bigeye Tuna, Capacity Management, Justel-Rubio, Purse Seine, Recio, Restrepo, RFMOs, Skipjack, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 294 | ||
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Status of Tuna Harvest Control Rule Development | No | June 22, 2018 | Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, Strategic Plan, Tuna, | Infographics, Strategic Plan, | 90 | ||
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ISSF 2018-16: A Pre-Assessment of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Fisheries Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria: Principle 2 | No | May 22, 2018 | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 235 | ||
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ISSF 2018-16: MSC Principle 2 Pre-assessment Report Materials | No | May 21, 2018 | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, | 202 | ||
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FAD Use, FIPs, & the MSC Standard | No | May 9, 2018 | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Tuna, | Infographics, | 284 | ||
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ISSF 2018-15: 2018 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop: Review of Current t-RFMO Practice in Stock Status Determinations | No | April 26, 2018 | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 354 | ||
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ISSF 2018-09: Survey of the Treatment of Support/Supply/Tender Vessels in Tuna RFMOs* | Yes | April 18, 2018 | Best Practices, CCSBT, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Moreno, Purse Seine, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, Tuna, WCPFC, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 104 | ||
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ISSF 2018-06: Characterizing Small and Medium Scale Tuna Purse Seine and Ring Net Vessels in Indonesia | No | March 28, 2018 | Bycatch, FADs, Itano, Murua, Purse Seine, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 187 | ||
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2018 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | No | March 12, 2018 | French | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 95 | |
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ISSF 2018-05: Recommended Best Practices for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification, with Emphasis on FADs | No | March 12, 2018 | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Justel-Rubio, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 395 | ||
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2018 IOTC Position Statement | No | March 12, 2018 | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 231 | ||
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ISSF 2018-04: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | No | February 28, 2018 | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Justel-Rubio, Koehler, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 248 | ||
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Sixth Tuna Management Workshop Takes Best Practices to West Africa Through Two Days of Hands-on Trainings | No | January 30, 2018 | Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MSC Certification, Tuna, | 54 | |||
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ISSF 2017-08: Management of Tuna Stocks and Fisheries. Nov. 2017* | Yes | November 22, 2017 | RFMOs, science, Stock Status, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 178 | ||
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ISSF 2017-07: Towards Global Non-Entangling Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) Use in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries Through a Participatory Approach | No | November 22, 2017 | FAD | Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Moreno, Murua, Non-Entangling FADs, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Sharks, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 222 | |
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2017 WCPFC Position Statement | No | October 19, 2017 | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Skipjack, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna, | Position Statements, | 173 | ||
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2017 ICCAT Déclaration de Position | 2017 ICCAT Position Statement (French) | No | October 16, 2017 | French | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 100 | |
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2017 ICCAT Declaración de Posición | 2017 ICCAT Position Statement (Spanish) | No | October 16, 2017 | Spanish | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 102 | |
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2017 ICCAT Position Statement | No | October 11, 2017 | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 130 | ||
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ISSF 2017-04: Questions and Answers about FADs and Bycatch* | Yes | August 7, 2017 | Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Dagorn, FADs, Justel-Rubio, Non-Entangling FADs, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Tuna, | Bycatch, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 720 | ||
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2017 CIAT Declaración de Posición | 2017 IATTC Position Statement (Spanish) | No | June 22, 2017 | Spanish | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 119 | |
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2017 IATTC Position Statement | No | June 20, 2017 | Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, MCS, Sharks, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 375 | ||
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2017 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | No | April 25, 2017 | French | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Position Statements, Translated, | 134 | |
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2017 IOTC Position Statement | No | April 25, 2017 | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Position Statements, | 237 | ||
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ISSF 2017-01: Computing a Global Rate of Non-Target Species Catch (Bycatch) in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries* | Yes | February 7, 2017 | Bycatch | Bycatch, Purse Seine, Restrepo, science, Tuna, | Bycatch, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 388 | |
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ISSF 2016-19: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | Yes | January 23, 2017 | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MSC Certification, RFMOs, science, Skipjack, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 575 | ||
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ISSF 2016-17: Mitigation of Silky Shark Bycatch in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | No | December 9, 2016 | Bycatch Mitigation, Moreno, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Sharks, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 276 | ||
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Joint Letter to WCPFC (Nov. 9, 2016): Harvest Strategies | No | November 9, 2016 | Nov. 9, 2016 | Harvest Control Rules, Tuna, WCPFC, | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters, | 160 | |
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Joint Letter to ICCAT (Nov. 9, 2016): Harvest Control Rules, Reference Points, and Precautionary Approach | No | November 9, 2016 | Nov. 9, 2016 | Advocacy, Harvest Control Rules, ICCAT, Tuna, | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters, | 169 | |
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ISSF 2016-15: A Comparative Study of Annual Tuna Catches from Two Different Sources: FAO Global Capture Database vs. Tuna RFMOs Statistical Databases (2000-2014) | No | October 6, 2016 | 2000-2014 | Restrepo, RFMOs, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 222 | |
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Towards Acoustic Discrimination of Tuna Species at FADS | No | September 12, 2016 | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Conservation Measures, FADs, Purse Seine, Skipjack, Sticky, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Bycatch, Conservation Measures, | 887 | ||
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ISSF 2016-10: A Maximum Likelihood Approach for Calculating Fish Hold Volume for Tuna Purse Seine Vessels | No | June 22, 2016 | Capacity Management, Justel-Rubio, Purse Seine, Restrepo, science, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 167 | ||
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Joint Letter to IATTC (June 20, 2016): Harvest Control Rules, Capacity, Pacific Bluefin and Sharks | No | June 20, 2016 | June 20, 2016 | Bigeye Tuna, Bluefin Tuna Species, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, Observer Programs, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, | Bycatch, Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters, | 193 | |
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ISSF 2015-08: Harmonization of Longline Bycatch Data in Tuna RFMOs | No | February 26, 2015 | Bycatch, Longline, RFMOs, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 162 | ||
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ISSF 2015-02: Preliminary Study of the Relative Fishery Impacts on Non-Tuna Species Caught in Tuna Fisheries | No | February 16, 2015 | Bycatch, Restrepo, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 196 | ||
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ISSF 2014-12: Exploration of Market Viability for the Full Retention of Non-Tuna Species in Purse Seine Fisheries | No | December 9, 2014 | Bycatch, Purse Seine, Tuna, | Bycatch, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 172 | ||
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Common Ground For Buyer Engagement In Support Of Tuna Sustainability Improvement | No | October 3, 2014 | Advocacy, Tuna, | Position Statements, | 147 | ||
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ISSF 2014-06: ISSF Skipper Workshops. Collaboration between Scientists and Fishing Industry to Mitigate Bycatch | No | April 16, 2014 | Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Moreno, Murua, Restrepo, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 198 | ||
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ISSF 2014-03: Report of the ISSF Workshop on FADs as Ecological Traps | No | March 13, 2014 | Bycatch, FADs, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 171 | ||
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ISSF 2013-06: Fishing Capacity and Efficient Fleet Configuration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean | No | April 15, 2013 | Capacity Management, Purse Seine, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 164 | ||
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ISSF 2012-08: Report of the 2012 ISSF Workshop to Review Spatial Closures to Manage Tuna Fisheries | No | July 21, 2012 | Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 145 | ||
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ISSF 2012-03: Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Tuna Fisheries. Preliminary Assessment | No | March 12, 2012 | science, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 1158 | ||
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ISSF 2012-02: Conservation Benefits of Marine Protected Areas for Pelagic Species associated with Fisheries. A review | No | January 25, 2012 | Conservation Measures, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 138 | ||
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ISSF 2011-08: The Promotion of Pole-and-Line Tuna Fishing in the Pacific Islands. Oct 2011 | No | October 14, 2011 | Pole and Line, Tuna, | Bycatch, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 165 | ||
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ISSF 2011-01: Stock Assessments 101. How Scientists Count Tuna | No | January 1, 2011 | science, Stock Status, Tuna, | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, | 184 |