Sea Turtle Handling and Hook Removal
Sea turtle handling and hook removal — a short training video for longline fishers.
Author: svanouse
The ISSF Mission and Model (abridged)
ISSF President Susan Jackson provides an overview of the organization, including the model we employ to achieve our mission – improving the sustainability of global tuna fisheries by developing and implementing verifiable, science-based practices, commitments and international management measures that result in tuna fisheries that meeting MSC certification standard without conditions.
ISSF President Susan Jackson on Our Mission and Model
ISSF President Susan Jackson presents an overview of tuna sustainability covering the variety of tuna species and how tuna are managed on a global basis. Ms. Jackson also provides an overview of the organization, including the model we employ to achieve our mission – improving the sustainability of global tuna fisheries by developing and implementing verifiable, science-based practices, commitments and international management measures that result in tuna fisheries meeting MSC certification standard without conditions.
Progress toward Sustainable Tuna and What’s Ahead
ISSF President Susan Jackson discusses two recent success stories in the world of sustainable tuna fisheries – an increase in the use of unique vessel identifiers or IMO numbers and identifying the need for non-entangling fish aggregating device (FAD) designs while advocating for their global use. Ms. Jackson also discusses the path for continued progress for improved sustainability globally.
ISSF Guidebooks: Seabirds II
This video, which shows a bird-scaring line, is from the ISSF Guidebooks Longline Skippers Guidebook at www.issfguidebooks.com.
ISSF Guidebooks: Sharks
This video, which features ISSF collaborating scientists Laurent Dagorn and JD Filmater, appears in the ISSF guidebooks at http://www.issfguidebooks.org/
Saving Sea Turtles
Sea turtle expert Peter Dutton, Program Leader of the Marine Turtle Genetics Program at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shares insights on protecting this remarkable species. Since 2010, ISSF has supported on-the-ground projects in key regions of the world that continue to help sea turtles thrive. Learn more here: http://iss-foundation.org/2012/08/01/…
3 Steps to Save Seabirds
Seventeen of the world’s 22 species of albatross are threatened with extinction. Longlining in tuna fisheries has been identified as a major threat to many of these species, with tens of thousands of albatrosses dying each year on fish hooks, according to Birdlife International. But, as Cleo Small explains, there are 3 simple steps to help save these seabirds.
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