Non-Entangling & Biodegradable FADs Guide

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.

Non-Entangling & Biodegradable FADs Guide tagged with Electronic Monitoring & Reporting

Image	Title	Date	Author(s)	Language	RFMO(s)	Tag(s)	Category	Company	Report Type	Activity Year
Image	Title	Date	Author(s)	Language	RFMO(s)	Tag(s)	Category	Company	Report Type	Activity Year
	2020 WCPFC Position Statement	October 28, 2020		English	WCPFC	Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, MCS, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, Transshipment, Tuna	Position Statements	N/A	Final	October 28, 2020
	2021 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French) (for June 2021 Meeting)	April 29, 2021		French	IOTC	Bycatch, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System	Position Statements, Translated	N/A	Final	April 29, 2021
	2021 IOTC Position Statement (for June 2021 Meeting)	April 26, 2021		English	IOTC	Bycatch, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, MCS, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System	Position Statements	N/A	Final	April 26, 2021
	2022 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French)	April 8, 2022		French	IOTC	Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna	Position Statements, Translated	N/A	Final	April 8, 2022
	2022 IOTC Position Statement	April 8, 2022		English	IOTC	Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Sharks, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Tuna	Position Statements	N/A	Final	April 8, 2022
	2023 IOTC Déclaration de Position (French)	March 28, 2023		French	IOTC	Bycatch Mitigation, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System	Position Statements	N/A	Final	March 28, 2023
	2023 IOTC Position Statement	March 28, 2023		English	IOTC	Bycatch Mitigation, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Strategies, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Port State Measures, Sharks, Transshipment, Tuna, Vessel Monitoring System	Position Statements	N/A	Final	March 28, 2023
	Electronic Monitoring Vendors and Data Submission Information	May 9, 2023	ISSF	English	N/A	Bycatch, Conservation Measures, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, RFMOs	Conservation Measures	N/A	Final	May 9, 2023
	ISSF 2014-08: Updated Guidance on Electronic Monitoring Systems for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries*	June 5, 2014	Dr. Victor Restrepo, Javier Ariz, Jon Ruiz, Ana Justel-Rubio, Pierre Chavance	English	N/A	Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, IUU, Purse Seine	Scientific Reports, Technical Reports	N/A	Technical Report	June 5, 2014
	ISSF 2016-07: Application of Electronic Monitoring Systems in Tuna Longline Fisheries. International Workshop	April 14, 2016	ISSF	English	N/A	Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Longline, MCS, science	Scientific Reports, Technical Reports	N/A	Workshop Report	April 14, 2016
	ISSF 2018-03: Efficiency of Electronic Monitoring on FAD-Related Activities by Supply Vessels in the Indian Ocean	February 22, 2018	G. Legorburu, X. Lekube, I. Canive, J. G. Ferré, H. Delgado, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Victor Restrepo	English	N/A	Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Purse Seine	Scientific Reports, Technical Reports	N/A	Technical Report	February 22, 2018
	ISSF 2018-04: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries	February 28, 2018	Dr. Victor Restrepo, Ana Justel-Rubio, Holly Koehler, Jon Ruiz	English	N/A	Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Purse Seine, Tuna	Scientific Reports, Technical Reports	N/A	Technical Report	February 28, 2018
	ISSF 2022-09: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring Systems in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries	April 19, 2022	Dr. Hilario Murua, Jon Ruiz, Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Victor Restrepo	English	N/A	Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Longline, Purse Seine, Tuna	Scientific Reports, Technical Reports	N/A	Technical Report	April 19, 2022
	ISSF Scientific Research with Tuna Fleets, 2011-Present	April 20, 2021		English	N/A	Acoustic Discrimination, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch Mitigation, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, ISSF, science, Sharks, Tuna	Infographics	N/A	Final	April 20, 2021
	Joint Letter to IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, and WCPFC (March 21, 2017): Harvest Strategies and Monitoring, Control and Surveillance	March 22, 2017		English	IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC	Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MCS, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Programs, WCPFC	Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters	N/A	Final	March 22, 2017
	Joint Letter to WCPFC (Nov. 27, 2017): Harvest Strategies, Non-entangling FADs, and Observer Coverage	November 30, 2017		English	WCPFC	Advocacy, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Harvest Control Rules, Harvest Strategies, Longline, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Coverage, Tuna, WCPFC	Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters	N/A	Final	November 30, 2017
	Minimum Standards for Vessel Electronic Monitoring Systems	June 19, 2020		English	N/A	Best Practices, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Purse Seine, Tuna	Infographics	N/A	Final	June 19, 2020
	NGO Tuna Forum Global Tuna Sustainability Appeal (September 2018)	September 30, 2018		English	IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC	Advocacy, Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Non-Entangling FADs, Observer Programs, WCPFC	Joint Advocacy, Joint Letters	N/A	Final	September 30, 2018