| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
| A multidisciplinary approach to build new designs of biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) [cm_tooltip_parse] This paper describes new bio non-entangling FAD designs ISSF is developing (“Jelly-FAD”) (Recommendations on FAD construction & trials on p. 12, photographic guide on p. 15) [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 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 |
| BIODEGRADABLE DFADS: CURRENT STATUS AND PROSPECTS [cm_tooltip_parse] Includes results to-date on tested materials and designs, current state of bio-based plastic and Recommendations [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 0 |
| BioFADs: New Trials and Large-Scale Deployment (infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Can drifting objects drive the movements of a vulnerable pelagic shark? [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | 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 |
| FAD Watch: a collaborative initiative to minimize the impact of FADs in coastal ecosystems [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | NON-ISSF Tools | 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 |
| From biodegradable to biodegradable FADs (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] See p. 37, Doc. No. j-FAD_08/2017 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | Preassessment | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF 2016-18A: Workshop on the Use of Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs), English [cm_tooltip_parse] Biodegradable FADs – Workshop Report (ENG) [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF 2016-18B: Taller sobre el Uso de Dispositivos Concentradores de Peces Biodegradables (DCPs), Spanish [cm_tooltip_parse] Biodegradable FADs – Workshop Report (ESP) [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF 2016-18C: Atelier sur l’utilisation de Dispositifs de Concentration des Poissons (DCP) Biodégradables, French [cm_tooltip_parse] Biodegradable FADs – Workshop Report (FRA) [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-03: Efficiency of Electronic Monitoring on FAD-Related Activities by Supply Vessels in the Indian Ocean [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Supply Vessels | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-07: Design Workshop on the Use of Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices in Ghanaian Purse Seine and Pole and Line Tuna Fleets [cm_tooltip_parse] Biodegradable FADs – Ghana Workshop Report [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-16: A Pre-Assessment of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Fisheries Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria: Principle 2 [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | MSC Principle 2 | Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-19A: Workshop for the Reduction of the Impact of Fish Aggregating Devices' Structure on the Ecosystem, English [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF 2018-19B: Taller para la Reduccion del Impacto de la Estructura de los Dispositivos Concentradores de Peces en el Ecosistema, Spanish [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 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 2019-13: Towards Biodegradable FADs: Evaluating the Lifetime of Biodegradable Ropes in Controlled Conditions [cm_tooltip_parse] Results of tests of the lifetime and robustness of three types of biodegradable ropes for use in biodegradable FAD construction. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 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 2020-13: Compendium of ISSF Research Activities to Reduce FAD Structure Impacts on the Ecosystem [cm_tooltip_parse] Includes recommendations on: FAD materials (biodegradable), FAD design, FAD management, etc. (p. 108) [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 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 2023-10: 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 | 1 |
| 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 3.7: 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 7.4: Supply and Tender Vessels [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Supply Vessels | 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 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, English [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, French [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Japanese [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Korean [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Simplified Chinese [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Spanish [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 0 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Traditional Chinese [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 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 |
| Performance evaluation of a shallow prototype versus a standard depth traditional design drifting fish-aggregating device in the equatorial eastern Pacific tuna purse-seine fishery [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Papers | 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 |
| RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2023-09: Survey of the Treatment of Support/Supply/Tender Vessels in Tuna RFMOs [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Supply Vessels | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| Reducing FAD Impacts on Ocean & Coastal Ecosystems (Infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Infographics | 0 |
| Report card on ecosystem-based fisheries management in tuna regional fisheries management organizations [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Ecosystem | Preassessment | Other Papers | 1 |
| 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 |
| Results of BIOFAD project: testing designs and identify options to mitigate impacts of drifting fish aggregating devices on the ecosystem [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 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 |
| Side Events on Harvest Strategies, Harvest Control Rules, Management Strategy Evaluations, or Other Topics [cm_tooltip_parse] Fisheries improvement stakeholders have an opportunity to organize side events in collaboration with ISSF on a topic relevant to FIPs (e.g, harvest strategies, harvest control rules, management strategy evaluations, or other topics). Use the FIP Support Form to contact us. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Side Events | FIP Actions | Advocacy | 0 |
| Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Best Practices Report: Minimizing and Managing the Impact of Fisheries on Marine Food Webs [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Ecosystem | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 1 |
| The Ideal Purse Seine Vessel: A Guide to Demonstrating Best Practices & Meeting ISSF Conservation Measures (Infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| The Jelly-FAD: a paradigm shift in bio-FAD design [cm_tooltip_parse] This document (i) summarizes lessons learned in bio-FADs testing in the three oceans, (ii) proposes the new Jelly-FAD design, and (iii) provides recommendations to reduce the impact of dFADs and on bio-FADs construction and use. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 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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