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Conservation Measures by Category | November 5, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Bycatch, Conservation Measures, Sticky, Tuna | Conservation Measures, Infographics | N/A | Final | November 5, 2019 |
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IMO Numbers & Transparency in the Fishing Industry | October 28, 2019 | ISSF | English | N/A | IMO, Purse Seine, Tuna, UVI | Infographics | N/A | Final | October 28, 2019 |
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2019 WCPFC Position Statement | October 24, 2019 | ISSF | English | WCPFC | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 24, 2019 |
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Distribution of Stocks of Major Commercial Tunas by Catch (2011-October 2019) | October 15, 2019 | ISSF | English | N/A | Stock Status, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | October 15, 2019 |
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Distribution of Stocks of Major Commercial Tunas (2011-October 2019) | October 15, 2019 | ISSF | English | N/A | Stock Status, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | October 15, 2019 |
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2019 ICCAT Declaración de Posición | 2019 ICCAT Position Statement (Spanish) | October 15, 2019 | ISSF | Spanish | ICCAT | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 15, 2019 |
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2019 ICCAT Déclaration de Position | 2019 ICCAT Position Statement (French) | October 15, 2019 | ISSF | French | ICCAT | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | October 15, 2019 |
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2019 ICCAT Position Statement (English) | October 15, 2019 | ISSF | English | ICCAT | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 15, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-12: Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna. October 2019* | October 15, 2019 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, science, Sticky, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 15, 2019 |
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FAD Use, FIPs, & the MSC Standard | September 24, 2019 | ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | September 24, 2019 |
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ISSF / IPNLF Skippers' Guidebook to Pole-and-Line Fishing Best Practices | July 11, 2019 | IPNLF, ISSF | English | N/A | Best Practices, Pole and Line, Skippers Guidebook, Tuna | Guides & Best Practices | N/A | Final | July 11, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-09: A Snapshot of the Large-Scale Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Fleets as of June 2019* | July 3, 2019 | Justel-Rubio, Recio | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Justel-Rubio, Purse Seine, Recio, RFMOs, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 3, 2019 |
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Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Indian Ocean | June 19, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Rays, Sharks, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | June 19, 2019 |
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Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Eastern Pacific Ocean | June 19, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | June 19, 2019 |
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Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Western and Central Pacific Ocean | June 19, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Rays, Sharks, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | June 19, 2019 |
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Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Atlantic Ocean | June 19, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | June 19, 2019 |
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2019 CIAT Declaración de Posición | 2019 IATTC Position Statement (Spanish) | June 10, 2019 | N/A | Spanish | IATTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | June 10, 2019 |
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2019 IATTC Position Statement | June 4, 2019 | N/A | English | IATTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, RFMOs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | June 4, 2019 |
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Bycatch Rates by Ocean and Set Type | May 22, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | Final | May 22, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-08: Report of the International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | April 24, 2019 | Dagorn, J. Murua, Justel-Rubio, Moreno, Restrepo | English | N/A | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Dagorn, Ecosystem, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Justel-Rubio, Moreno, Purse Seine, Rays, Restrepo, science, Sharks, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Meeting Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 24, 2019 |
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Presentations from International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries (2019) | April 24, 2019 | Dagorn, J. Murua, Justel-Rubio, Moreno, Restrepo | English | N/A | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Dagorn, Ecosystem, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Justel-Rubio, Moreno, Restrepo, science, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Meeting Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 24, 2019 |
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2019 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) | April 11, 2019 | N/A | French | IOTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements, Translated | N/A | Final | April 11, 2019 |
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2019 IOTC Position Statement | April 11, 2019 | N/A | English | IOTC | Advocacy, Bycatch, Capacity Management, Compliance, FADs, Gillnet, Harvest Strategies, IMO, IOTC, Longline, MCS, Observer Programs, Sharks, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | April 11, 2019 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: Transshipment Regulation | January 17, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Transshipment, Tuna, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Final | January 17, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-02: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | January 9, 2019 | Akroyd, Gascoigne, Medley | English | N/A | 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 | N/A | Technical Report | January 9, 2019 |
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RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2019: FAD Management | January 7, 2019 | N/A | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Purse Seine, Tuna, WCPFC | RFMO Best Practices Snapshots | N/A | Final | January 7, 2019 |
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Benefits for Tuna Fishers of Joining the ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) | November 16, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Longline, Pole and Line, ProActive Vessel Register, Purse Seine, Tuna | Infographics | N/A | N/A | November 16, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-22: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification | November 12, 2018 | Justel-Rubio, Monteagudo, Restrepo | English | N/A | Best Practices, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Justel-Rubio, Longline, Monteagudo, MSC Certification, Restrepo, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 12, 2018 |
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Status of Tuna Harvest Control Rule Development | June 22, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, Strategic Plan, Tuna | Infographics, Strategic Plan | N/A | N/A | June 22, 2018 |
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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 | May 22, 2018 | Bostrom, Guadian, Medley, Southall, Zollett | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 22, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-16: MSC Principle 2 Pre-assessment Report Materials | May 21, 2018 | ISSF | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 21, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-15: 2018 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop: Review of Current t-RFMO Practice in Stock Status Determinations | April 26, 2018 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 26, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-09: Survey of the Treatment of Support/Supply/Tender Vessels in Tuna RFMOs* | April 18, 2018 | Koehler, Moreno | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Moreno, Purse Seine, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, Tuna, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 18, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-06: Characterizing Small and Medium Scale Tuna Purse Seine and Ring Net Vessels in Indonesia | March 28, 2018 | Itano, J. Murua, Widodo | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Itano, Jefferson Murua, Purse Seine, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 28, 2018 |
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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 | March 12, 2018 | Justel-Rubio, Restrepo | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Justel-Rubio, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 12, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-04: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | February 28, 2018 | Justel-Rubio, Koehler, Restrepo, Ruiz | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Justel-Rubio, Koehler, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 28, 2018 |
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Sixth Tuna Management Workshop Takes Best Practices to West Africa Through Two Days of Hands-on Trainings | January 30, 2018 | N/A | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MSC Certification, Tuna | N/A | N/A | January 30, 2018 | |
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Joint Letter to WCPFC (Nov. 27, 2017): Harvest Strategies, Non-entangling FADs, and Observer Coverage | November 30, 2017 | N/A | English | WCPFC | Advocacy, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, Longline, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Coverage, Tuna, WCPFC | Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters | N/A | Final | November 30, 2017 |
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ISSF 2017-08: Management of Tuna Stocks and Fisheries. Nov. 2017* | November 22, 2017 | ISSF | English | N/A | RFMOs, science, Stock Status, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 22, 2017 |
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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 | November 22, 2017 | Hall, Itano, J. Murua, Moreno, Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Non-Entangling FADs, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Sharks, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 22, 2017 |
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ISSF 2017-04: Questions and Answers about FADs and Bycatch* | August 7, 2017 | Dagorn, Justel-Rubio, Restrepo | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Dagorn, FADs, Justel-Rubio, Non-Entangling FADs, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Tuna | Bycatch, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | August 7, 2017 |
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ISSF 2017-01: Computing a Global Rate of Non-Target Species Catch (Bycatch) in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries* | February 7, 2017 | Justel-Rubio, Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Justel-Rubio, Purse Seine, Restrepo, science, Tuna | Bycatch, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 7, 2017 |
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ISSF 2016-19: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | January 23, 2017 | Medley, Powers | English | N/A | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MSC Certification, RFMOs, science, Skipjack, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 23, 2017 |
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ISSF 2016-17: Mitigation of Silky Shark Bycatch in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | December 9, 2016 | Dagorn, Moreno, Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, Moreno, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Sharks, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | December 9, 2016 |
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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) | October 6, 2016 | Garibaldi, Hampton, Justel-Rubio, Maunder, Restrepo | English | N/A | Restrepo, RFMOs, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 6, 2016 |
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Towards Acoustic Discrimination of Tuna Species at FADS | September 12, 2016 | N/A | English | N/A | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Conservation Measures, FADs, Purse Seine, Skipjack, Sticky, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Bycatch, Conservation Measures | N/A | N/A | September 12, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-10: A Maximum Likelihood Approach for Calculating Fish Hold Volume for Tuna Purse Seine Vessels | June 22, 2016 | Justel-Rubio, Restrepo | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Justel-Rubio, Purse Seine, Restrepo, science, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 22, 2016 |
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ISSF 2015-08: Harmonization of Longline Bycatch Data in Tuna RFMOs | February 26, 2015 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, Longline, RFMOs, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 26, 2015 |
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ISSF 2015-02: Preliminary Study of the Relative Fishery Impacts on Non-Tuna Species Caught in Tuna Fisheries | February 16, 2015 | Justel-Rubio, Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Restrepo, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 16, 2015 |
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ISSF 2014-12: Exploration of Market Viability for the Full Retention of Non-Tuna Species in Purse Seine Fisheries | December 9, 2014 | Lewis | English | N/A | Bycatch, Purse Seine, Tuna | Bycatch, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | December 9, 2014 |
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Common Ground For Buyer Engagement In Support Of Tuna Sustainability Improvement | October 3, 2014 | N/A | English | N/A | Advocacy, Tuna | Position Statements | N/A | Final | October 3, 2014 |
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ISSF 2014-06: ISSF Skipper Workshops. Collaboration between Scientists and Fishing Industry to Mitigate Bycatch | April 16, 2014 | J. Murua, Moreno, Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Restrepo, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 16, 2014 |
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ISSF 2014-03: Report of the ISSF Workshop on FADs as Ecological Traps | March 13, 2014 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | March 13, 2014 |
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ISSF 2013-06: Fishing Capacity and Efficient Fleet Configuration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean | April 15, 2013 | Shrader, Squires | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Purse Seine, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 15, 2013 |
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ISSF 2012-08: Report of the 2012 ISSF Workshop to Review Spatial Closures to Manage Tuna Fisheries | July 21, 2012 | ISSF | English | N/A | Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | July 21, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-03: Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Tuna Fisheries. Preliminary Assessment | March 12, 2012 | Parker, Tyedmers | English | N/A | science, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 12, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-02: Conservation Benefits of Marine Protected Areas for Pelagic Species associated with Fisheries. A review | January 25, 2012 | Chassot, Davies, Kaplan, Martin, Mees | English | N/A | Conservation Measures, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 25, 2012 |
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ISSF 2011-08: The Promotion of Pole-and-Line Tuna Fishing in the Pacific Islands. Oct 2011 | October 14, 2011 | Gillett | English | N/A | Pole and Line, Tuna | Bycatch, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 14, 2011 |
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ISSF 2011-01: Stock Assessments 101. How Scientists Count Tuna | January 1, 2011 | Restrepo | English | N/A | science, Stock Status, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 1, 2011 |