| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
| A Preliminary Analysis of the Relationship Between the Number of FAD Deployments and the Number of FAD Sets for the EPO Purse-Seine Fishery (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | Preassessment | Other Papers | 0 |
| A novel index of abundance of juvenile yellowfin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean derived from echosounder buoys (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] Example of PS CPUE (YFT) index derived from echosounder data [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| A novel index of abundance of skipjack in the Indian Ocean derived from echosounder buoys (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] Example of PS CPUE (SKJ) index derived from echosounder data [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Acoustic Discrimination Technology to Support Selective Fishing (infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Acoustic Discrimination Timeline: Research and Publications (infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Addressing FAD Ecological Impacts (Infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse] This infographic explains how tuna fishers use FADs and lists four main ways that FADs affect non-target species (such as sharks and sea turtles) and ocean ecosystems. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Behavior of skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin (Thunnus albacares), and bigeye (T. obsesus) tunas associated with drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) in the Indian Ocean, assessed through acoustic telemetry [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Behaviour and Vulnerability of Target and Non-Target Species at Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in the Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishery Determined by Acoustic Telemetry [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Characterization, Communication, and Management of Uncertainty in Tuna Fisheries [cm_tooltip_parse] This paper reviews the similarities and differences among tuna RFMOs stock assessments, and provides recommendations (p.12) [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Papers | 1 |
| Collaborative Study of Tropical Tuna CPUE from Multiple Indian Ocean Longline Fleets in 2017 [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Collaborative study of bigeye tuna CPUE from multiple Atlantic Ocean longline fleets in 2018 [cm_tooltip_parse] LL CPUE joint indice (See Vol. 75 No.7, SCRS/2018/058) [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Collaborative study of yellowfin tuna CPUE from multiple Atlantic Ocean longline fleets in 2019 [cm_tooltip_parse] LL CPUE joint indice (See Vol. 76 No.6, SCRS/2019/081) [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Collective Best Practices for Well-Managed FAD Fisheries Guide (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] Best practices for Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) fisheries collaboratively developed by the NGO Tuna Forum [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Electronic Monitoring Vendors and Data Submission Information [cm_tooltip_parse] EMS vendors & providers (pp. 1-2) | Longline, Purse Seine | Bycatch all, EMS, FADs | FIP Actions | Voluntary Data Guidelines | 0 |
| Fishery Improvement Projects website [cm_tooltip_parse] Platform with information on the progress of some tuna fishery improvement projects. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Fisheryprogress.org Website and Resources [cm_tooltip_parse] Platform with information on the progress of global fishery improvement projects, as well as resources for FIPs and buyers. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Full Tuna Retention [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement on full tuna (skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye) retention as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.3 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Retention / Utilization | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| How Far Are We from Discriminating Tuna Species at FADs? [cm_tooltip_parse] At the link, see p. 35 in Doc. No. j-FAD_07/2017. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| ICCAT North Atlantic Albacore Management Strategy Evaluation Process (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Management Strategy Evaluation | Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| ISSF 2011-02: Report of the 2011 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop. Stock-Recruitment Relationships and Juvenile and Small Tuna Mortality. [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 1 |
| ISSF 2012-10: Report of the 2012 Stock Assessment Workshop. Understanding Purse Seine CPUE [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF 2013-03: Report of the 2013 Stock Assessment Workshop. Harvest Control Rules and Reference Points for Tuna RFMOs [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF 2014-12: Exploration of Market Viability for the Full Retention of Non-Tuna Species in Purse Seine Fisheries [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Retention / Utilization | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2014-14: Report of the 2014 Meeting of the Indian Ocean Skipjack MSE Advisory Committee [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Management Strategy Evaluation | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2015-06: Report of the 2015 Stock Assessment Workshop. Characterizing Uncertainty in Stock Assessment [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 1 |
| ISSF 2016-16: Implementation of Pilot Projects to Explore the Market Viability of Full-Retention of Non-Tuna Species in Purse Seine Fisheries [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Retention / Utilization | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-15: 2018 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop: Review of Current t-RFMO Practice in Stock Status Determinations [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Stock Status | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-18: Reporting and Transparency of Catch and/or Effort Quotas in Tuna RFMOS: A Survey Paper [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Allocation, Capacity | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2019-08: Report of the International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | Rome, Italy, 12-13 March 2019 [cm_tooltip_parse] The workshop focused on six sessions: (1) Bycatch of the tuna purse seine fishery, (2) sharks and rays, (3) small bigeye and yellowfin tuna, (4) FAD structure impacts, (5) FAD management, and, (6) looking ahead: the next 10 years. Hyperlink to presentations available in the Introduction section of the report. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2020-10: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2020-11: Recommended Best Practices for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification, with Emphasis on FADs [cm_tooltip_parse] This document summarizes recommended best practices for tropical tuna FAD fisheries, linked to MSC Performance Indicators. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2020-15: Information and monitoring best practices for tropical tuna purse seine fisheries relative to the MSC standard [cm_tooltip_parse] This paper describes best-practice monitoring activities for each MSC PI based on data needs, as well as to identify data monitoring systems, sources, and technology that can be used to collect this information. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2022-02: ISSF responsible fishing guidelines for tuna longline fisheries [cm_tooltip_parse] Key recommendations and best practices, useful for improving scores against the MSC standard or to address common weaknesses in FIP Action Plans [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2023-02: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria (Principle 1 and Principle 3) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2023-10: Recommended Best Practices for FAD Management in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries (Update to 2019-11) [cm_tooltip_parse] This report provides practical examples that fleets could adopt as their FAD management policies. It is an update of ISSF Technical Report 2019-11. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 1.2: RFMO Participation [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 3.1: Sharks [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 3.3: Full Retention of Tunas [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 3.7: Transactions with Vessels or Companies with Vessel-Based FAD Management Policies [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 7.1 (a): Controlled Vessels - Purse Seine and Supply & Tender [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 7.1 (b): Controlled Vessels - Longline [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Glossary [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Glossary | 0 |
| Improving communication: the key to more effective MSE processes (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Management Strategy Evaluation | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Longline FIPs Best Practices checklist [cm_tooltip_parse] Checklist of actions that Longline FIPs can perform to achieve high-level best practices with the objective of achieving MSC certification. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Checklist | 0 |
| Marine Stewardship Council Guidance for Using the MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT) (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] Tool to benchmark and track fisheries as they progress towards sustainability and MSC certification [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| OnBoard SPC App [cm_tooltip_parse] Electronic fishing logsheet and e-reporting for the WCPFC area. This app allow longline vessels to connect and send data to Tufman 2 Database. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | General | FIP Actions | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Options for Managing FAD Impacts on Target Tuna Stocks (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Potential Use of Cannery Receipt Data for the Scientific Work of the WCPFC (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) [cm_tooltip_parse] Fishing vessels can register on the this public vessel list to show how they are following best practices that support sustainable tuna fisheries. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| Purse Seine FIPs Best Practices checklist [cm_tooltip_parse] Checklist of actions that Purse Seine FIPs can perform to achieve high-level best practices with the objective of achieving MSC certification. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Checklist | 0 |
| RFMO Position Statements [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Advocacy | FIP Actions | Advocacy | 0 |
| Report of the Expert Consultation Workshop on Management Strategy Evaluation (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Management Strategy Evaluation | Preassessment | Other Papers | 0 |
| Report on analyses of the 2016/2021 PNA FAD tracking programme (24July-10Aug) - Rev.01 [cm_tooltip_parse] Example of analyses of FAD trajectory data provided to RFMO scientific bodies [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Research proposal: an evaluation of data from ISSF-affiliated canneries for use in tuna fisheries management (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] Ongoing assessment of the usage of cannery sales data as a complementary dataset in support of tuna fisheries management. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Operational Data | FIP Actions | Operational Data | 0 |
| Retaining Bycatch to Avoid Wastage of Fishery Resources: How Important Is Bycatch Landed by Purse-Seiners in Abidjan? (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Retention / Utilization | Preassessment | Other Papers | 0 |
| Review of Purse Seine Logbooks Used in the ICCAT Area and Recommendations for a Harmonised Form (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Target strength of skipjack tuna (Katsuwanus pelamis) associated with fish aggregating devices (FADs) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Towards Acoustic Discrimination of Tuna Species at FADs: Measuring Acoustic Properties of Yellowfin Tuna (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Vessels in Other Sustainability Initiatives (VOSI) FIP [cm_tooltip_parse] Fishing vessels can register on this public vessel list to show they are operating in Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries, participating in Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs), or both. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | VOSI | 0 |
| What Does Well-Managed FAD Use Look Like within a Tropical Purse Seine Fishery? (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Papers | 0 |
| Who Determines Sustainability? (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] Publication on history and status of fishery certifications (including MSC) and FIPs [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
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