| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Banning Is Not Enough: The Complexities of Oceanic Shark Management by Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Other Papers | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Developing solutions to increase survival rates of vulnerable bycatch species in tuna purse seiner FAD fisheries [cm_tooltip_parse] Examples of tools and techniques, includes photographs and diagrams [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Good Practices to Reduce the Mortality of Sharks and Rays Caught Incidentally by the Tropical Tuna Purse Seiners (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] Detailed handling protocols for sharks and rays [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Graphics for Best Handling Practices for the Safe Release of Sharks [cm_tooltip_parse] (WCPFC) [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 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 / IPNLF Skippers' Guidebook to Pole-and-Line Fishing Best Practices (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 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 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 2015-10: Global Comparison of Post Release Survival of Silky Sharks Caught by Tropical Tuna Purse Seiners [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| 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 2016-17: Mitigation of Silky Shark Bycatch in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 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 2017-01: Computing a Global Rate of Non-Target Species Catch (Bycatch) in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2017-06: A Summary of Bycatch Issues and ISSF Mitigation Activities to Date in Purse-Seine Fisheries, with Emphasis on FADs [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2017-07: Towards Global Non-Entangling Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) Use in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries Through a Participatory Approach [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 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 | 1 |
| 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 2018-20: Compendium of ISSF At-Sea Bycatch Mitigation Research Activities as of September 2018 [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | 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 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 2020-01: 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 2020-13: 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 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 2023-03: ISSF Workshop on Different Approaches to Limit the Number of FADs in the Oceans. [cm_tooltip_parse] Report of the workshop that includes recommendations on actions that can be taken to incentivize fewer FAD deployments and higher rates of FAD recovery. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | FADs | 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 3.2: Large-Scale Pelagic Driftnets Prohibition [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 3.4: Skipper Best Practices [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 3.5: Transactions with Vessels that Use Only Non-entangling FADs [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 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, Indonesian [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, Tagalog [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 |
| ISSF Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide, Vietnamese [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 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 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Movement behaviour and fishery interaction of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the Western Indian Ocean [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| NE FADs [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement that the vessel’s company has a policy on the use of non-entangling FADs, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.5 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| New assessment on accidentally captured silky shark post-release survival in the Indian Ocean tuna purse seine fishery. [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| No L-S Driftnet [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement that there is no known use of large-scale drifnets by the vessel as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.2 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Protecting Sharks: Reducing Shark Bycatch in Purse Seine Fisheries (Infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Infographics | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Atlantic Ocean (English) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Atlantic Ocean (French) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Eastern Pacific Ocean (English) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Eastern Pacific Ocean (Korean) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Eastern Pacific Ocean (Spanish) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Eastern Pacific Ocean (Taiwanese) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (Bahasa/Malay) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (Chinese) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (English) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (Tagalog) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (Taiwanese) [cm_tooltip_parse] Poster includes Mobula rays ID guide and safe-release best practices [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch Rays | FIP Actions | Poster | 0 |
| Shark Finning Policy [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement that the vessel’s company has a policy prohibiting shark finning, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.1.a [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| Shark Finning Prohibition Transactions (I) [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement that there is no known recent finding of the vessel conducting shark finning, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.1.a [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 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 |
| Skipper WS / Guidebook [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement on skipper education as per ISSF Conservation Measure 3.4 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Chinese Simplified [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Chinese Traditional [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, English [cm_tooltip_parse] Web version [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, English [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, French [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Indonesian [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Japanese [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Korean [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Spanish [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Tagalog [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Longline Fishing Practices, Vietnamese [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Chinese Simplified [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Chinese Traditional [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, English [cm_tooltip_parse] Web version [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, English [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, French [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Indonesian [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Japanese [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Korean [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Spanish [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Tagalog [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Skippers' Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices, Vietnamese [cm_tooltip_parse] Download an ePub or PDF [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 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 |
| Sustainable Fisheries Partnership: Best Practices for Reducing Bycatch in Longline Tuna Fisheries (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | NON-ISSF Tools | 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 |
| Testing Designs and Identify Options to Mitigate Impacts of Drifting FADs on the Ecosystem [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | FADs | FIP Actions | FADs | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Utilization and Trade of Faux-Poisson Landed in Abidjan (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Retention / Utilization | 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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