RFMO Best Practices Snapshots

Our “snapshots” identify best practices that Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) should follow to manage tuna fisheries sustainably.

In detailed tables, the snapshots compare tuna RFMO progress in implementing the practices.

For a high-level comparison across the five RFMOs, see our Tuna RFMO Best Practice Performance “scorecard” below. We also publish companion “best-practices reports” on these topics and “RFMO progress” infographics.

Protecting Sharks: Reducing Shark Bycatch in Purse Seine Fisheries

Date Added: June 20, 2017
Downloaded: 888 times
Tags: Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Purse Seine, Sharks
Language: English
byline: ISSF
Featured: False
Report Type: Final

Description

This infographic shows steps that can be taken in purse seine fisheries, before and after the tuna catch, including methods for avoiding catching them or releasing them safely back to the water.