3.6 Transactions with Vessels Implementing Best Practices for Sharks and Sea Turtles | Some RFMOs have adopted requirements for the use of certain gear modifications, such as the use of circle hooks and monofilament lines, and/or handling techniques, and/or prohibited the use of “shark lines,” in some longline tuna fisheries, while others have not. ISSF is committed to supporting a transition to the use of such techniques by longline vessels, globally. |