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Document: Snapshot of the Large-Scale Purse-Seine Fleet (2023)


This infographic shows the size and fishing capacity of the large-scale purse-seine fleet fishing for tropical tunas worldwide, based on ISSF research.

It also indicates how ISSF’s ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) database helps to provide transparency of the fleet’s fishing activities, including changes in fish hold volume.

See the related report, ISSF 2023-04: A Snapshot of the Large-Scale Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Fleets as of June 2023.*

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