These “snapshots” identify best practices for sustainable tuna fishing. In detailed tables, they also compare tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) progress in implementing them.
Read our companion “best-practices” technical reports on these topics.
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A Preliminary Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Fishing for Global Tuna Fisheries Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria | February 3, 2017 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, MSC Certification, Restrepo | Technical and Meeting Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 3, 2017 |
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ISSF 2012-14: Chair's Report of the ISSF Tuna-Dolphin Workshop. California, October 2012 | October 26, 2012 | Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, Restrepo | Meeting Reports, Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | October 26, 2012 |
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ISSF 2013-08: Relationship between Gross Tonnage and Overall Length for Vessels on the ICCAT Record | August 11, 2013 | Restrepo | English | N/A | ICCAT, IMO, Restrepo, UVI | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | August 11, 2013 |
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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 2014-08: Updated Guidance on Electronic Monitoring Systems for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries* | June 5, 2014 | Ariz, Charance, Justel-Rubio, Restrepo, Ruiz | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, IUU, Purse Seine, Restrepo | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 5, 2014 |
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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 2016-08: Advances in the Use of Entanglement-Reducing Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices in Tuna Purse Seiners | April 28, 2016 | Dagorn, Hall, Itano, J. Murua, Moreno, Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Purse Seine, Restrepo, science | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 28, 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 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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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 2016-18A: Workshop on the Use of Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) | December 18, 2016 | J. Murua, Moreno, Restrepo | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Restrepo, science, Skippers Workshops | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | December 18, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-18B: Taller sobre el Uso de Dispositivos Concentradores de Peces Biodegradables (DCPs) | December 19, 2016 | J. Murua, Moreno, Restrepo | Spanish | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Restrepo, science, Skippers Workshops | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, Translated | N/A | Workshop Report | December 19, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-18C: Atelier sur l’utilisation de Dispositifs de concentration des poissons (DCP) biodégradables | January 16, 2017 | J. Murua, Moreno, Restrepo | French | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Restrepo, science, Skippers Workshops | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, Translated | N/A | Workshop Report | January 16, 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 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 2017-06: A Summary of Bycatch Issues and ISSF Mitigation Activities To Date in Purse-Seine Fisheries, with Emphasis on FADs* | November 27, 2017 | Dagorn, Itano, Justel-Rubio, Moreno, Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Dagorn, FADs, Itano, Justel-Rubio, Moreno, Purse Seine, Restrepo, science | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 27, 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 2018-03: Efficiency of Electronic Monitoring on FAD-Related Activities by Supply Vessels in the Indian Ocean | February 22, 2018 | Canive, Delgado, Ferré, G. Legorburu, Lekube, Moreno, Restrepo | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Moreno, Purse Seine, Restrepo | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 22, 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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ISSF 2018-07: Design Workshop on the Use of Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices in Ghanaian Purse Seine and Pole and Line Tuna Fleets | April 6, 2018 | J. Murua, Kebe, Moreno, Restrepo, Scott | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Pole and Line, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Scott | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 6, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-18: Reporting and Transparency of Catch and/or Effort Quotas in Tuna RFMOS: A Survey Paper | July 12, 2018 | Holly Koehler, Restrepo | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Koehler, Restrepo, RFMOs, WCPFC | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 12, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-19A: Workshop for the Reduction of the Impact of Fish Aggregating Devices' Structure on the Ecosystem | September 14, 2018 | Altamirano, Cuevas, Dagorn, Grande, Hall, J. Murua, Moniz, Moreno, Restrepo, Sancristobal, Santiago, Uriarte, Zudaire | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Dagorn, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Restrepo | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | September 14, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-19B: Taller para la Reduccion del Impacto de la Estructura de los Dispositivos Concentradores de Peces en el Ecosistema | September 14, 2018 | Altamirano, Cuevas, Dagorn, Grande, Hall, J. Murua, Moniz, Moreno, Restrepo, Sancristobal, Santiago, Uriarte, Zudaire | Spanish | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Dagorn, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Restrepo | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports, Translated | N/A | Workshop Report | September 14, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-20: Compendium of at-Sea Bycatch Mitigation Research Activities as of September 2018* | October 2, 2018 | Dagorn, Forget, Hutchinson, Itano, Moreno, Restrepo, Sancristobal, Schaefer | English | N/A | Bigeye Tuna, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Dagorn, Hutchinson, Itano, Moreno, Purse Seine, Rays, Restrepo, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 2, 2018 |
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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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ISSF 2019-11: Recommended Best Practices for FAD Management in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | July 31, 2019 | Gala Moreno, Hilario Murua, Holly Koehler, Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Hilario Murua, Koehler, Moreno, Purse Seine, Restrepo | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 31, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-13: Towards Biodegradable FADs: Evaluating the Lifetime of Biodegradable Ropes in Controlled Conditions | December 17, 2019 | Ahmed Ryiaz Jauharee, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Victor Restrepo, M. Shiham Adam | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Ecosystem, FADs, Moreno, Purse Seine, Restrepo | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | December 17, 2019 |
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ISSF 2020-01: ISSF Skippers Workshops Round 9* | January 9, 2020 | David Itano, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Martin Hall | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Dagorn, FADs, Itano, Jefferson Murua, Moreno, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Skippers Workshops | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 9, 2020 |
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ISSF 2020-10: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification* | March 16, 2020 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Hilario Murua, Juan Pedro Monteagudo | English | N/A | Best Practices, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Hilario Murua, Justel-Rubio, Longline, Monteagudo, MSC Certification, Restrepo, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 16, 2020 |
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ISSF 2020-11: Recommended Best Practices for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification, with an Emphasis on FADs* | March 16, 2020 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Hilario Murua, Juan Pedro Monteagudo | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Hilario Murua, Justel-Rubio, Monteagudo, Moreno, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Restrepo, Tuna | Technical and Meeting Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 16, 2020 |
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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 |