Best Practices Reports

In these reports, we share our research-based recommendations for sustainable tuna fisheries management, covering observer programs, transshipment, and many other key topics.

Best practices reports are authored by our fisheries policy experts and/or fisheries scientists. See also our companion “best practices snapshots” series and our scientific reports.

Non-Entangling FADs: Skipper Acceptance Levels & RFMO Proposals

Date Added: January 21, 2020
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Tags: FADs, Non-Entangling FADs, RFMOs, Skippers Workshops, Strategic Plan
Language: English
Featured: False
Report Type: Final

Description

In ISSF Skippers Workshops, skipper participants share feedback on different sustainable fishing approaches. This infographic, updated in December 2019, tracks changes in skippers’ acceptance of switching to non-entangling fish aggregating devices (FADs) from traditional FADs to reduce shark and other bycatch in tuna fisheries. It also shows the number of Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMOs) proposals relating to policies on non-entangling FADs in fisheries.