| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool | Gear Type | Topic | Use | Resource Type | Featured |
| Acoustic Discrimination Publications (infographic) | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Acoustic Discrimination Technology to Support Selective Fishing (infographic) | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Acoustic Discrimination in Tuna Fisheries: ISSF Research (infographic) | Purse Seine | Acoustics | 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 | Purse Seine | Acoustics | 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) | 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) | Longline | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Electronic Monitoring Systems | 0 |
| Electronic Monitoring (EM) Reporting Checklist Designed to guide efforts by the vessel community to systematically document and summarize data collected and reported by the EM system installed on tuna fishing vessels. This checklist is aligned with ISSF Technical Paper 2022-09Rev. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Checklist | 0 |
| Electronic Monitoring Systems ISSF can provide guidance and share existing studies/projects on electronic monitoring systems from different fisheries. | Longline, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Services | 0 |
| Electronic Monitoring Vendors and Data Submission Information EMS vendors & providers (pp. 1-2) | Longline, Purse Seine | Bycatch all, EMS, FADs | FIP Actions | Voluntary Data Guidelines | 0 |
| Electronic Reporting ISSF can provide guidance and share existing studies/projects on electronic reporting from different fisheries. | Longline, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Services | 0 |
| Electronic Reporting and Electronic Management Systems (WWF-FFA) (Infographic) (PDF) Simplified materials to improve crew engagement in EmEr systems | Longline, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Electronic monitoring: RFMO requirements (infographic) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Infographics | 1 |
| FAO Species Catalogue: Scombrids of the World | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| FAO Species Catalogue: Sharks of the World | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| FAO Species Catalogue: Vol. 5, Billfishes of the World | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Fishery Improvement Projects website Platform with information on the progress of some tuna fishery improvement projects. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Fisheryprogress.org Website and Resources Platform with information on the progress of global fishery improvement projects, as well as resources for FIPs and buyers. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Full Tuna Retention 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 | Purse Seine | Retention / Utilization | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| ISSF 2012-12: Harmonisation of Purse-Seine Data Collected by Tuna RFMO Observer Programmes | 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 | 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 | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | MSC Principle 2 | Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2020-01: ISSF Skippers Workshops Round 9 Summary of 2019 ISSF skipper WS outcomes including fleets' level of acceptance and advances in various bycatch mitigation activities in different ocean regions. | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Skippers Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF 2020-10: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification | 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 This document summarizes recommended best practices for tropical tuna FAD fisheries, linked to MSC Performance Indicators. | 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 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. | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2022-02: ISSF responsible fishing guidelines for tuna longline fisheries Key recommendations and best practices, useful for improving scores against the MSC standard or to address common weaknesses in FIP Action Plans | Longline | General | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2022-09Rev: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring Systems in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries | 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) This report provides practical examples that fleets could adopt as their FAD management policies. It is an update of ISSF Technical Report 2019-11. | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2025-02: Tuna fisheries’ impacts on non-tuna species and other environmental aspects: 2025 update This report summarizes some of the main impacts for fisheries that catch the major commercial tunas, by fishing gear. It includes a summary of fishery scores against the MSC Fisheries standard, a summary of management measures adopted by tuna RFMOs, and a summary of ISSF conservation measures. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF 2025-06: Acoustic Discrimination in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries: State of the Art, Ongoing Projects, and Future Directions Overview of the current state, challenges, and opportunities related to acoustic discrimination in tropical tuna purse seine fisheries, resulting from a workshop held in 2025 with fishers and scientists. | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Technical Reports | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 1.2: RFMO Participation | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Compliance | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 3.1: Sharks | 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 | 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 | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Conservation Measure 7.1 (b): Controlled Vessels - Longline | Longline | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ISSF Conservation Measures | 0 |
| ISSF Glossary | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Glossary | 0 |
| ISSF RFMO Priorities Priority actions identified by ISSF each year for tropical-tuna RFMOs to take to improve fishery sustainability in their regions. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Advocacy | FIP Actions | Advocacy | 0 |
| ISSF Skippers Workshops -- General Description | Longline, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Skippers Workshops | 0 |
| ISSF Skippers Workshops -- Resources and Certification | Longline, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Skippers Workshops | 0 |
| Longline FIPs Best Practices checklist Checklist of actions that Longline FIPs can perform to achieve high-level best practices with the objective of achieving MSC certification. | Longline | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Checklist | 0 |
| Marine Stewardship Council Guidance for Using the MSC Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT) (PDF) Tool to benchmark and track fisheries as they progress towards sustainability and MSC certification | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| Minimum Standards for Vessel Electronic Monitoring Systems (infographic) | Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | Infographics | 0 |
| Observer 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 | Purse Seine | Observer | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| OnBoard SPC App Electronic fishing logsheet and e-reporting for the WCPFC area. This app allow longline vessels to connect and send data to Tufman 2 Database. | Longline | General | FIP Actions | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
| ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) Fishing vessels can register on the this public vessel list to show how they are following best practices that support sustainable tuna fisheries. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | ProActive Vessel Register / Column | 0 |
| Purse Seine FIPs Best Practices checklist Checklist of actions that Purse Seine FIPs can perform to achieve high-level best practices with the objective of achieving MSC certification. | Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions, Preassessment | Checklist | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, English Web version | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, English Download an ePub or PDF | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, French Download an ePub or PDF | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| Purse Seine Observer Training Guide, Spanish Download an ePub or PDF | Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Guidebooks | 0 |
| RFMO Position Statements | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Advocacy | FIP Actions | Advocacy | 0 |
| Side Events on Harvest Strategies, Harvest Control Rules, Management Strategy Evaluations, or Other Topics 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. | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Side Events | FIP Actions | Advocacy | 0 |
| Silky shark post-release survival evaluation in tropical tuna purse seiners using hoppers with ramps Results from research cruises on purse seiners equipped with hoppers with ramps on their working deck. Results show that shark survival can be significantly enhanced, doubling and even tripling shark survival rates reported in previous purse seine studies. | Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), Bahasa (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), English (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), French (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), Japanese (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), Korean (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Brine Frozen Condition), Spanish (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), Bahasa (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), Chinese (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh But Less than Ideal Condition), English (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), Korean (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), Spanish (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: All Regions, Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna (Fresh Condition), Vietnamese (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Atlantic Ocean, Sharks-2 (ICCAT) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Atlantic Ocean, Tuna and Tuna-Like Species (ICCAT) (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Bay of Bengal, Tuna Species (PDF) | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Indonesia, Tuna Species (PDF) | Gillnet, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Species Identification Guide: Vietnam, Tuna Species (PDF) | Gillnet, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Bycatch all | FIP Actions | Species Identification Guides | 0 |
| Target strength measurements of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and acoustic discrimination of three tropical tuna species This article explains how yellowfin tuna target strenght contrasts with previous findings on bigeye and skipjack, demonstrating the discrimination potential of acoustics in these three species. To harness this potential, a discrimination algorithm was developed. | Purse Seine | Acoustics | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Trialing shark bycatch release devices on board purse seiners in the Pacific Ocean to enhance shark survival Example of tagging analysis to measure post-release mortality and evaluate effectiveness of bycatch handling and release methods and devices (e.g. hopper with ramp on deck). | Purse Seine | Bycatch Sharks | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| Utilization and Trade of Faux-Poisson Landed in Abidjan (PDF) | Purse Seine | Retention / Utilization | FIP Actions | Other Papers | 0 |
| VOSI - Electronic Monitoring (EM) recognition VOSI and the third-party auditing it provides can be used to verify implementation of initiatives such as the use of Electronic Monitoring (EM) that meets minimum standards | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Observer Electronic Monitoring Systems | FIP Actions | VOSI | 1 |
| Vessels in Other Sustainability Initiatives (VOSI) ISSF’s VOSI presents detailed information about tuna fishing vessels worldwide that (1) have publicly committed to sustainable-fishing best practices beyond those tracked on ISSF’s ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) vessel list and/or (2) are participating in Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries, MSC Improvement Program fisheries, or Fishery Improvement Project (FIPs). | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | FIP Actions | VOSI | 0 |
| Who Determines Sustainability? (PDF) Publication on history and status of fishery certifications (including MSC) and FIPs | Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | General | Preassessment | NON-ISSF Tools | 0 |
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