| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
| Collective Best Practices for Well-Managed At-Sea Transshipment Guide (PDF) [cm_tooltip_parse] Best practices for at-sea transshipment collaboratively developed by the NGO Tuna Forum [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline | General | 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 |
| 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 |
| Flagged RFMO [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement that a vessel is flagged to a Member or Cooperating Non-Member of the relevant RFMO, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 1.2 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 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 2013-09: Sustainable Fishery Agreements: Strategies for Enforcement & Compliance. Maui Conferences, Jan 2013 [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| ISSF 2016-03: Unique Vessel Identifiers. Application to vessels less than 24 metres, 100GT or 100GRT [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Vessels | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 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 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 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 2023-02: 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 2.1: Product Traceability [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 2.3: Product Labeling by Species and Area of Capture [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 4.4: Transshipment [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Purse Seine | Transshipment | 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 |
| Key Gaps and Priorities in Tuna RFMO Port State Measures (infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Infographics | 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 |
| Not IUU Listed [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement that a vessel does not appear on any tuna RFMO IUU vessel list, as per ISSF Conservation Measures 5.1 and 5.2 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Vessels | 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 |
| 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 |
| RFMO Authorization in active region [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement that a vessel is authorized to fish in regions where it is active, as per ISSF Conservation Measure 1.1 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| RFMO Best Practices Papers - ISSF 2022-06: RFMO Vessel Monitoring Systems: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Vessel Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| RFMO Position Statements [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Advocacy | FIP Actions | Advocacy | 1 |
| RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2022-07: Port State Measures in Tuna RFMOs: Benchmarking RFMO Port State Measures Against the 2009 FAO PSMA and Identifying Gaps [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 1 |
| RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2022-08: Combatting IUU Fishing: Continual Improvement and Best Practices for IUU Listing Measures in Tuna RFMOs [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Vessels | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 1 |
| RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2023-05: Tuna RFMO Compliance Assessment Processes: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2023-06: Transshipment: Strengthening Tuna RFMO Transshipment Regulations [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Transshipment | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| RFMO best practices papers - ISSF 2023-07: Tuna RFMO Authorised Vessel Lists: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Vessels | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 International Challenge of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing (Infographic) [cm_tooltip_parse][/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Vessels | Preassessment | Infographics | 0 |
| Tuna Vessel IMOs and Other UVI Numbers [cm_tooltip_parse] This vessel list includes all tuna fishing vessels with an IMO number as well as vessels not eligible for an IMO that are using either a TUVI or an ISSF-UVI as an alternative UVI. [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Vessels | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Unique Vessel Identifiers | 0 |
| Unique Vessel Identifiers (UVI) [cm_tooltip_parse] PVR column that displays level of compliance with ISSF’s requirement on UVI numbers for the vessel’s type and size as per ISSF Conservation Measures 4.1 and 4.2 [/cm_tooltip_parse] | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Vessels | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 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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