Position Statements

Our advocacy team prepares and circulates our statements in advance of major tuna RFMO meetings. Some statements are available in several languages, depending on RFMO region. If you would like to request an older version of a statement, write to us at [email protected].

Position Statements tagged with Non-Entangling FADs

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
	ISSF 2015-12: Report of the 2015 ISSF Workshop on Non-Entangling FADs	March 24, 2015	ISSF	English	N/A	Biodegradable FADs, FADs, Non-Entangling FADs, Purse Seine	Meeting Reports, Non-Entangling FADs, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports	N/A	Workshop Report	March 24, 2015
	ISSF 2017-07: Towards Global Non-Entangling Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) Use in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries Through a Participatory Approach	November 22, 2017	Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Gala Moreno, Martin Hall, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, David Itano, Dr. Victor Restrepo	English	N/A	Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna	Scientific Reports, Technical Reports	N/A	Technical Report	November 22, 2017
	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
	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
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (English)	October 8, 2019	ISSF	English	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs	N/A	Guide	October 8, 2019
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (French)	October 8, 2019	ISSF	French	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs, Translated	N/A	Guide	October 8, 2019
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (Indonesian)	October 8, 2019	ISSF	Indonesian	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs, Translated	N/A	Guide	October 8, 2019
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (Japanese)	October 8, 2019	ISSF	Japanese	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs, Translated	N/A	Guide	October 8, 2019
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (Korean)	October 8, 2019	ISSF	Korean	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs, Translated	N/A	Guide	October 8, 2019
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (Simplified Chinese)	October 8, 2019	ISSF	Simplified Chinese	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs, Translated	N/A	Guide	October 8, 2019
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (Spanish)	October 10, 2019	ISSF	Spanish	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs, Translated	N/A	Guide	October 10, 2019
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (Tagalog)	October 8, 2019	ISSF	Tagalog	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs, Translated	N/A	Guide	October 8, 2019
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (Traditional Chinese)	October 8, 2019	ISSF	Traditional Chinese	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs, Translated	N/A	Guide	October 8, 2019
	Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FADs Guide (Vietnamese)	October 8, 2019	ISSF	Vietnamese	N/A	Best Practices, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Ghost Fishing, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Skippers Workshops	Bycatch, Guides & Best Practices, Non-Entangling FADs, Translated	N/A	Guide	October 8, 2019
	Non-Entangling FADs: Skipper Acceptance Levels & RFMO Proposals	January 21, 2020		English	N/A	FADs, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, Skippers Workshops, Strategic Plan	Infographics, Strategic Plan	N/A	Final	January 21, 2020