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 Observer Coverage

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
	ISSF 2021-05: Survey of Human Observer Programs for Purse Seine Vessels and a Set of Best Practices*	April 21, 2021	Holly Koehler	English	N/A	Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, Purse Seine, RFMOs, WCPFC	Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports	N/A	Technical Report	April 21, 2021
	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
	RFMO Best Practice Performance	June 1, 2022		English	CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC	Best Practices, CCSBT, Compliance, FADs, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, Observer Coverage, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, Transshipment, Vessel Lists, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC	RFMO Best Practices Snapshots	N/A	Final	June 1, 2022
	RFMO Best Practices Snapshot — 2021: Observer Requirements	March 1, 2021	ISSF	English	N/A	Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, RFMOs, WCPFC	RFMO Best Practices Snapshots	N/A	Snapshot	March 1, 2021