RFMO Best Practices Snapshots

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.

RFMO Best Practices Snapshots 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