| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bycatch Mitigation for Silky Sharks: Testing Methods to Keep Silky Sharks Out of Tuna Fishing Nets [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Videos | 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 |
| Community Engagement: An Integral Component of a Multifaceted Conservation Approach for the Transboundary Western Pacific Leatherback [cm_tooltip_parse] This paper describes community empowerment and nest protection programs enhanced by voluntary offsets from the tuna industry. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Turtles | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Comparing Electronic Monitoring and human observer collected fishery data in the tropical tuna purse seine operating in the Eastern and Western and Central Pacific Ocean (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Electronic Monitoring Systems | 0 |
| Draft WCPFC E-Monitoring Standard Data Fields for Operational Longline Observer Data (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Electronic Monitoring Systems | 0 |
| Electronic Monitoring Systems [cm_tooltip_parse] ISSF can provide guidance and share existing studies/projects on electronic monitoring systems from different fisheries. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Services | 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 |
| Electronic Reporting [cm_tooltip_parse] ISSF can provide guidance and share existing studies/projects on electronic reporting from different fisheries. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Services | 0 |
| Electronic Reporting and Electronic Management Systems (WWF-FFA) (Infographic) (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] Simplified materials to improve crew engagement in EmEr systems [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | 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 |
| 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 |
| ISSF 2012-05: A Review of Bycatch in the Indian Ocean Gillnet Tuna Fleet Focussing on India and Sri Lanka [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet | Gillnet | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2012-12: Harmonisation of Purse-Seine Data Collected by Tuna RFMO Observer Programmes [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Observer | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2015-02: Preliminary Study of the Relative Fishery Impacts on Non-Tuna Species Caught in Tuna Fisheries [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| ISSF 2020-01: ISSF Skippers Workshops Round 9 [cm_tooltip_parse] Summary of 2019 ISSF skipper WS outcomes including fleets’ level of acceptance and advances in various bycatch mitigation activities in different ocean regions. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Skippers Workshops | 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 2021-11: Questions and Answers About FADs and Bycatch [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | Preassessment | 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 2022-09Rev: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring Systems in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Electronic Monitoring Systems | 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 3.1: 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 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 |
| ISSF Skippers Workshops -- General Description [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Skippers Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF Skippers Workshops -- Resources and Certification [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Skippers Workshops | 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 |
| Longline Fisheries -- Bycatch Mitigation for Seabirds: Hook Removal Equipment [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch Seabirds | FIP Actions | Videos | 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 |
| Minimum Standards for Vessel Electronic Monitoring Systems (infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Minimum standards for designing and implementing Electronic Monitoring systems in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries. [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Electronic Monitoring Systems | 0 |
| Observer [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement on observer coverage for the vessel’s type and size as per ISSF Conservation Measure 4.3 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Observer | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 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 |
| 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 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, English [cm_tooltip_parse] Web version [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, English [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, French [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, Spanish [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 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 2023-08: Survey of RFMO Observer Programs and a Set of Best Practices [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Observer | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 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 |
| Saving Albatrosses: How to Reduce Seabird Bycatch -- Tuna Longline Fisheries, English [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch Seabirds | FIP Actions | Videos | 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 |
| Spatio-temporal distribution of spinetail devil ray Mobula mobular in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean [cm_tooltip_parse] Analysis of fishery-dependent data to understand spatiotemporal distribution and hotspots [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Atlantic Ocean, Sharks-2 (ICCAT) (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Seabirds (AMFA) (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line | Bycatch Seabirds | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Pacific Ocean, Turtles (SPC) (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Turtles | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Turtle conservation projects endorsed by ISSF [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Turtles | FIP Actions | Turtles | 0 |
| Using a Bayesian modelling approach (INLA-SPDE) to predict the occurrence of the Spinetail Devil Ray (Mobular mobular) [cm_tooltip_parse] Analysis of observer bycatch data to understand spatiotemporal distribution and hotspots in the Eastern Pacific [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | 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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