Non-Entangling & Biodegradable FADs Guide - International Seafood Sustainability Foundation

ISSF’s Non-Entangling & Biodegradable FADs guide for tuna fishers, Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs), governments, and vessel owners shows research-based best practices in Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) design — both to avoid bycatch and reduce marine pollution.

Four tuna RFMOs already require fleets in their regions that fish with FADs to use only non-entangling designs. Some RFMOs additionally encourage fleets to build those FADs with biodegradable materials. The guide, first published in 2012 and revised in 2019 to include the biodegradable recommendation, is available in several languages.

Saving the Mobula Rays Poster: Western & Central Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean (Bahasa/Malay)

Date Added:	January 27, 2022
Downloaded:	37 times
Tags:	Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Indian Ocean, Mobula rays, Western & Central Pacific Ocean
Language:	Bahasa/Malay
Report Type:	Final

Description

This poster for tuna fishers shows seven ray species found in Western & Central Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean tuna fisheries. It also provides location and life-cycle information and illustrates “acceptable” and “not acceptable” handling and release techniques to reduce ray bycatch.

“Saving the Mobula Rays” is shared courtesy of ISSF Seafood Sustainability Contest Grand Prize Winner Melissa Cronin. The poster is available in different languages and for different ocean regions.