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[Featured Scientific Reports]
ISSF 2023-10: Recommended Best Practices for FAD Management in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries (Update to ISSF 2019-11)* (81)
ISSF 2023-08: Survey of RFMO Observer Programs and a Set of Best Practices* (59)
ISSF 2023-06: Transshipment: Strengthening Tuna RFMO Transshipment Regulations* (34)
ISSF 2023-09: Survey of the Treatment of Support/Supply/Tender Vessels in Tuna RFMOs* (13)
Scientific Reports (96)
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ISSF 2023-10: Recommended Best Practices for FAD Management in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries (Update to ISSF 2019-11)* | July 11, 2023 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Holly Koehler, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Hilario Murua | English | N/A | Best Practices, FAD Management, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Tuna | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 11, 2023 |
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ISSF 2023-08: Survey of RFMO Observer Programs and a Set of Best Practices* | June 9, 2023 | Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Observer Coverage, Observer Programs, RFMOs, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 9, 2023 |
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ISSF 2023-06: Transshipment: Strengthening Tuna RFMO Transshipment Regulations* | June 9, 2023 | Claire van der Geest | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, IUU, MCS, RFMOs, Transshipment, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 9, 2023 |
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ISSF 2023-09: Survey of the Treatment of Support/Supply/Tender Vessels in Tuna RFMOs* | June 7, 2023 | Holly Koehler, Dr. Gala Moreno | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Supply Vessel, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 7, 2023 |
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ISSF 2023-07: Tuna RFMO Authorised Vessel Lists: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | June 6, 2023 | Claire van der Geest | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MCS, RFMOs, Vessel Lists, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 6, 2023 |
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ISSF 2023-05: Tuna RFMO Compliance Assessment Processes: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | June 5, 2023 | Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, Compliance, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 5, 2023 |
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ISSF 2023-04: A Snapshot of the Large-Scale Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Fleets as of June 2023* | June 5, 2023 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Lorena Recio | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Purse Seine, RFMOs, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 5, 2023 |
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ISSF 2023-01: Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna. March 2023* | June 2, 2023 | ISSF | English | N/A | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Bluefin Tuna Species, CCSBT, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, science, Skipjack, Stock Assessment, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 2, 2023 |
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ISSF 2022-07: Port State Measures in Tuna RFMOs: Benchmarking RFMO Port State Measures Against the 2009 FAO PSMA and Identifying Gaps* | May 3, 2023 | Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, Port State Measures, RFMOs, Tuna, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 3, 2023 |
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ISSF 2022-06: RFMO Vessel Monitoring Systems: A Comparative Analysis to Identify Best Practices* | May 3, 2023 | Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Vessel Monitoring System, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 3, 2023 |
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ISSF 2023-03: ISSF Workshop on Different Approaches to Limit the Number of FADs in the Oceans: San Diego, CA, USA, March 1-3, 2023 | April 12, 2023 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FAD Management, FADs, RFMOs | Scientific Reports, Strategic Plan | N/A | Technical Report | April 12, 2023 |
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ISSF 2022-08: Combatting IUU Fishing: Continual Improvement and Best Practices for IUU Listing Measures in Tuna RFMOs* | April 3, 2023 | Holly Koehler, Claire van der Geest | English | N/A | Best Practices, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Vessel Lists, WCPFC | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 3, 2023 |
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ISSF 2023-02: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria* | March 21, 2023 | P.A.H. Medley, Jo Gascoigne | English | N/A | Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, CCSBT, Harvest Strategies, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, MSC Certification, RFMOs, science, Skipjack, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC, Yellowfin Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 21, 2023 |
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ISSF 2022-09: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring Systems in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries | April 19, 2022 | Dr. Hilario Murua, Jon Ruiz, Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Longline, Purse Seine, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 19, 2022 |
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ISSF 2022-01: Biology and Stock Status of Minor Commercial Tunas: Summary of Current Knowledge and Gaps | February 16, 2022 | Dr. Lorena Recio, Dr. Hilario Murua, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Neritic Tunas, RFMOs, Stock Status, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 16, 2022 |
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ISSF 2022-02: ISSF Responsible Fishing Guidelines for Tuna Longline Fisheries | January 27, 2022 | Juan Pedro Monteagudo, Dr. Hilario Murua, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Holly Koehler | English | N/A | Best Practices, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Longline, MSC Certification, Tuna | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 27, 2022 |
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ISSF 2021-11: Questions and Answers About FADs and Bycatch* | June 10, 2021 | Dr. Hilario Murua, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Gala Moreno, Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Purse Seine | Bycatch, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 10, 2021 |
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ISSF 2020-15: Information and Monitoring Best Practices for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries Relative to the MSC Standard | September 8, 2020 | Dr. Hilario Murua, Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification, Purse Seine | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports | N/A | Technical Report | September 8, 2020 |
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ISSF 2020-13: Compendium of ISSF Research Activities to Reduce FAD Structure Impacts on the Ecosystem | April 30, 2020 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Ahmed Riyaz Jauharee, Iker Zudaire, Dr. Hilario Murua, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Ecosystem, FADs, Purse Seine | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 30, 2020 |
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ISSF 2020-11: Recommended Best Practices for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification, with an Emphasis on FADs* | March 16, 2020 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Ana Justel-Rubio, Juan Pedro Monteagudo, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Hilario Murua | English | N/A | Best Practices, FADs, Fisheries Improvement Projects, MSC Certification, Purse Seine, Tuna | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 16, 2020 |
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ISSF 2020-10: Recommended Best Practices for Tuna Longline Fisheries in Transition to MSC Certification* | March 16, 2020 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Juan Pedro Monteagudo, Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Hilario Murua | English | N/A | Best Practices, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Longline, MSC Certification, Tuna | Best Practices Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 16, 2020 |
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ISSF 2020-01: ISSF Skippers Workshops Round 9* | January 9, 2020 | Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Gala Moreno, David Itano, Martin Hall, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Purse Seine, Skippers Workshops | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 9, 2020 |
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ISSF 2019-13: Towards Biodegradable FADs: Evaluating the Lifetime of Biodegradable Ropes in Controlled Conditions | December 17, 2019 | Dr. Gala Moreno, M. Shiham Adam, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Ecosystem, FADs, Purse Seine | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | December 17, 2019 |
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ISSF 2019-08: Report of the International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | April 24, 2019 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Fabien Forget, Ana Justel-Rubio | English | N/A | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Purse Seine, Rays, science, Sharks, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 24, 2019 |
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Presentations from International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries (2019) | April 24, 2019 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Ana Justel-Rubio | English | N/A | Bigeye Tuna, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Ecosystem, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Justel-Rubio, science, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 24, 2019 |
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ISSF 2018-20: Compendium of at-Sea Bycatch Mitigation Research Activities as of September 2018* | October 2, 2018 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Gala Moreno, K. Schaefer, Fabien Forget, Igor Sancristobal, David Itano, Dr. Melanie Hutchinson | English | N/A | Acoustic Discrimination, Bigeye Tuna, Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Purse Seine, Rays, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 2, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-19B: Taller para la Reduccion del Impacto de la Estructura de los Dispositivos Concentradores de Peces en el Ecosistema | September 14, 2018 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Martin Hall, Dr. Josu Santiago, Ernesto Altamirano, Nagore Cuevas, Maitane Grande, Isadora Moniz, Igor Sancristobal, Uriarte, Iker Zudaire, Dr. Victor Restrepo | Spanish | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, FADs | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports, Translated | N/A | Workshop Report | September 14, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-19A: Workshop for the Reduction of the Impact of Fish Aggregating Devices’ Structure on the Ecosystem | September 14, 2018 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Martin Hall, Ernesto Altamirano, Nagore Cuevas, Maitane Grande, Isadora Moniz, Igor Sancristobal, Dr. Josu Santiago, Uriarte, Iker Zudaire, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, FADs | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | September 14, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-18: Reporting and Transparency of Catch and/or Effort Quotas in Tuna RFMOS: A Survey Paper | July 12, 2018 | Holly Koehler, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 12, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-16: A Pre-Assessment of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Fisheries Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria: Principle 2 | May 22, 2018 | Paul A.H. Medley, Tristan Southall, Jodi Bostrom, Erika Zollett, Gudrun Guadian | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 22, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-16: MSC Principle 2 Pre-assessment Report Materials | May 21, 2018 | ISSF | English | N/A | Harvest Strategies, MSC Certification, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Tuna | Scientific Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 21, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-15: 2018 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop: Review of Current t-RFMO Practice in Stock Status Determinations | April 26, 2018 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Assessment, Stock Status, Tuna, WCPFC | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 26, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-07: Design Workshop on the Use of Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices in Ghanaian Purse Seine and Pole and Line Tuna Fleets | April 6, 2018 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Papa Kebe, Dr. Jerry Scott, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, FADs, Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 6, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-06: Characterizing Small and Medium Scale Tuna Purse Seine and Ring Net Vessels in Indonesia | March 28, 2018 | Dr. Jefferson Murua, David Itano, Anung Widodo | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 28, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-04: Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | February 28, 2018 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Ana Justel-Rubio, Holly Koehler, Jon Ruiz | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Purse Seine, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 28, 2018 |
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ISSF 2018-03: Efficiency of Electronic Monitoring on FAD-Related Activities by Supply Vessels in the Indian Ocean | February 22, 2018 | G. Legorburu, X. Lekube, I. Canive, J. G. Ferré, H. Delgado, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, FADs, Purse Seine | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 22, 2018 |
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ISSF 2017-06: A Summary of Bycatch Issues and ISSF Mitigation Activities To Date in Purse-Seine Fisheries, with Emphasis on FADs* | November 27, 2017 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, David Itano, Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Gala Moreno | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Justel-Rubio, Purse Seine, science | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 27, 2017 |
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ISSF 2017-08: Management of Tuna Stocks and Fisheries. Nov. 2017* | November 22, 2017 | ISSF | English | N/A | RFMOs, science, Stock Status, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 22, 2017 |
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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 |
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ISSF 2017-01: Computing a Global Rate of Non-Target Species Catch (Bycatch) in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries* | February 7, 2017 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Purse Seine, science, Tuna | Bycatch, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 7, 2017 |
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A Preliminary Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Fishing for Global Tuna Fisheries Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria | February 3, 2017 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, MSC Certification | Scientific Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 3, 2017 |
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ISSF 2016-18C: Atelier sur l’utilisation de Dispositifs de concentration des poissons (DCP) biodégradables | January 16, 2017 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Martin Hall, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Igor Sancristobal, Maitane Grande, Sarah Le Couls, Dr. Josu Santiago | French | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, science, Skippers Workshops | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports, Translated | N/A | Workshop Report | January 16, 2017 |
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ISSF 2016-18B: Taller sobre el Uso de Dispositivos Concentradores de Peces Biodegradables (DCPs) | December 19, 2016 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Martin Hall, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Igor Sancristobal, Maitane Grande, Sarah Le Couls, Dr. Josu Santiago | Spanish | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, science, Skippers Workshops | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports, Translated | N/A | Workshop Report | December 19, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-18A: Workshop on the Use of Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) | December 18, 2016 | Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Victor Restrepo, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Martin Hall, Dr. Jefferson Murua, Igor Sancristobal, Maitane Grande, Sarah Le Couls, Dr. Josu Santiago | English | N/A | Biodegradable FADs, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, science, Skippers Workshops | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | December 18, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-17: Mitigation of Silky Shark Bycatch in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries | December 9, 2016 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Gala Moreno | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | December 9, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-16: Implementation of Pilot Projects to Explore the Market Viability of Full-Retention of Non-Tuna Species in Purse Seine Fisheries | November 15, 2016 | A. O. Lewis | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Purse Seine | Bycatch, Scientific Reports | N/A | Technical Report | November 15, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-15: A Comparative Study of Annual Tuna Catches from Two Different Sources: FAO Global Capture Database vs. Tuna RFMOs Statistical Databases (2000-2014) | October 6, 2016 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Luca Garibaldi, Dr. John Hampton, Dr. Mark Maunder, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | RFMOs, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 6, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-10: A Maximum Likelihood Approach for Calculating Fish Hold Volume for Tuna Purse Seine Vessels | June 22, 2016 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Ana Justel-Rubio | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Purse Seine, science, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 22, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-09: Training of Costa Rican Longline Fishermen, Observers and Government Agencies on Sea Turtles Survival | June 20, 2016 | Sandra Andraka, Mariluz Parga | English | N/A | Bycatch, Longline, Sea Turtles | Bycatch, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 20, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-08: Advances in the Use of Entanglement-Reducing Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices in Tuna Purse Seiners | April 28, 2016 | Dr. Jefferson Murua, David Itano, Martin Hall, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Gala Moreno, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Purse Seine, science | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 28, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-07: Application of Electronic Monitoring Systems in Tuna Longline Fisheries. International Workshop | April 14, 2016 | ISSF | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, Longline, MCS, science | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 14, 2016 |
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ISSF 2016-03: Unique Vessel Identifiers. Application to vessels less than 24 metres, 100GT or 100GRT | February 11, 2016 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Claire van der Geest | English | N/A | IUU, MCS, UVI | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 11, 2016 |
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Summary – An Evaluation Of The Sustainability Of Global Tuna Stocks Relative To Marine Stewardship Council Criteria | August 13, 2015 | English | N/A | MSC Certification, science, Stock Status | Scientific Reports | N/A | Final | August 13, 2015 | |
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The ISSF Analysis of Tuna Fisheries Against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Performance Indicators (PIs) | July 28, 2015 | English | N/A | MSC Certification, science, Stock Status | Scientific Reports | N/A | Final | July 28, 2015 | |
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ISSF 2015-10: Global Comparison of Post Release Survival of Silky Sharks Caught by Tropical Tuna Purse Seiners | July 22, 2015 | J. Filmalter, Dr. Melanie Hutchinson, F. Poisson, W. Eddy, R. Brill, D. Bernal, David Itano, Jeff Muir, A.-L. Vernet, K. Holland, Dr. Laurent Dagorn | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Sharks | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | July 22, 2015 |
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ISSF 2015-06: Report of the 2015 Stock Assessment Workshop. Characterizing Uncertainty in Stock Assessment | March 29, 2015 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Status, WCPFC | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | March 29, 2015 |
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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 |
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ISSF 2015-08: Harmonization of Longline Bycatch Data in Tuna RFMOs | February 26, 2015 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, Longline, RFMOs, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 26, 2015 |
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ISSF 2015-02: Preliminary Study of the Relative Fishery Impacts on Non-Tuna Species Caught in Tuna Fisheries | February 16, 2015 | Ana Justel-Rubio, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 16, 2015 |
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ISSF 2014-12: Exploration of Market Viability for the Full Retention of Non-Tuna Species in Purse Seine Fisheries | December 9, 2014 | A. O. Lewis | English | N/A | Bycatch, Purse Seine, Tuna | Bycatch, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | December 9, 2014 |
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ISSF 2014-14: Report of the 2014 Meeting of the Indian Ocean Skipjack MSE Advisory Committee | October 30, 2014 | ISSF | English | N/A | MSC Certification, Skipjack | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Meeting Report | October 30, 2014 |
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ISSF 2014-08: Updated Guidance on Electronic Monitoring Systems for Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries* | June 5, 2014 | Dr. Victor Restrepo, Javier Ariz, Jon Ruiz, Ana Justel-Rubio, Pierre Chavance | English | N/A | Electronic Monitoring & Reporting, IUU, Purse Seine | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 5, 2014 |
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ISSF 2014-06: ISSF Skipper Workshops. Collaboration between Scientists and Fishing Industry to Mitigate Bycatch | April 16, 2014 | Dr. Jefferson Murua, Dr. Gala Moreno, Martin Hall, David Itano, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation, FADs, Jefferson Murua, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 16, 2014 |
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ISSF 2014-13: Report of the 2014 ISSF Capacity Transfer Workshop | April 7, 2014 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 7, 2014 |
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ISSF 2014-03: Report of the ISSF Workshop on FADs as Ecological Traps | March 13, 2014 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, FADs, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | March 13, 2014 |
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ISSF 2013-08: Relationship between Gross Tonnage and Overall Length for Vessels on the ICCAT Record | August 11, 2013 | Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | ICCAT, IMO, UVI | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | August 11, 2013 |
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ISSF 2013-07: Vessel Buybacks in Purse Seine Tuna Fisheries. The Role of Auction and Financing Structures | June 11, 2013 | Joshua Graff Zivin | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Purse Seine | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 11, 2013 |
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ISSF 2013-06: Fishing Capacity and Efficient Fleet Configuration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean | April 15, 2013 | Dr. Dale Squires, Jeffrey Shrader | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Purse Seine, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | April 15, 2013 |
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ISSF 2013-03: Report of the 2013 Stock Assessment Workshop. Harvest Control Rules and Reference Points for Tuna RFMOs | March 8, 2013 | ISSF | English | N/A | CCSBT, Harvest Control Rules, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, Stock Status, WCPFC | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | March 8, 2013 |
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ISSF 2013-09: Sustainable Fishery Agreements: Strategies for Enforcement & Compliance. Maui Conferences, Jan 2013 | January 25, 2013 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Compliance, RFMOs | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 25, 2013 |
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ISSF 2012-14: Chair’s Report of the ISSF Tuna-Dolphin Workshop. California, October 2012 | October 26, 2012 | Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | October 26, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-16: Third Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Bycatch Mitigation Project. Montpellier, Oct 2012 | October 21, 2012 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch Mitigation | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Meeting Report | October 21, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-12: Harmonisation of Purse-Seine Data Collected by Tuna RFMO Observer Programmes | October 19, 2012 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, Observer Programs, RFMOs, Stock Status | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 19, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-11: Confidentiality Rules Regarding Detailed Fishing Operations | September 12, 2012 | Kathryn Matthews | English | N/A | FADs, RFMOs | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | September 12, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-09: Global Study on the Management of Tuna Baitfisheries | August 11, 2012 | Robert Gillett | English | N/A | Capacity Management, Pole and Line, Stock Status | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | August 11, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-08: Report of the 2012 ISSF Workshop to Review Spatial Closures to Manage Tuna Fisheries | July 21, 2012 | ISSF | English | N/A | Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | July 21, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-10: Report of the 2012 Stock Assessment Workshop. Understanding Purse Seine CPUE | July 19, 2012 | ISSF | English | N/A | Purse Seine | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | July 19, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-05: Bycatch in the Indian Ocean Gillnet Tuna Fleet. A review | May 8, 2012 | MRAG Americas | English | N/A | Bycatch, Gillnet | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 8, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-15: Workshop on Rights Based Management, Capacity and Buybacks in the EPO. Mexico City, 2012 | April 17, 2012 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | April 17, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-03: Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Tuna Fisheries. Preliminary Assessment | March 12, 2012 | Dr. Robert Tyedmers, Robert Parker | English | N/A | science, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | March 12, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-02: Conservation Benefits of Marine Protected Areas for Pelagic Species associated with Fisheries. A review | January 25, 2012 | Tim K. Davies, Sarah Martin, Chris Mees, Emmanuel Chassot, David M. Kaplan | English | N/A | Conservation Measures, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 25, 2012 |
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ISSF 2012-06: Fisheries Management and Job Creation in the Pacific Islands | January 23, 2012 | Joshua Graff Zivin, Maria Damon | English | N/A | Advocacy | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 23, 2012 |
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ISSF 2011-08: The Promotion of Pole-and-Line Tuna Fishing in the Pacific Islands. Oct 2011 | October 14, 2011 | Robert Gillett | English | N/A | Pole and Line, Tuna | Bycatch, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | October 14, 2011 |
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ISSF 2011-13: Allocation of Property Rights in Global Tuna Fisheries. Cordoba Conference, Sep 2011 | September 9, 2011 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | September 9, 2011 |
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ISSF 2011-06: Managing Fishing Capacity in International Fisheries. Approaches and Practices in RFMOs. Aug 2011 | August 15, 2011 | María Cecilia Engler Palma | English | N/A | Capacity Management, CCSBT, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, RFMOs, WCPFC | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | August 15, 2011 |
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ISSF 2011-12A: Eastern Pacific Ocean Rights-Based Management Workshop. Guayaquil, 2011 | May 18, 2011 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | May 18, 2011 |
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ISSF 2011-12B: Jornadas sobre la Ordenación Basada en los Derechos en el Océano Pacífico Oriental. Guayaquil, 2011 | May 18, 2011 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | May 18, 2011 |
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ISSF 2011-02: Report of the 2011 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop. Stock-Recruitment Relationships and Juvenile and Small Tuna Mortality. | March 17, 2011 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Workshop Report | March 17, 2011 |
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ISSF 2011-11A: Allocation of Rights in the International Environmental Context. Napa Conference, Feb 2011 | February 13, 2011 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 13, 2011 |
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ISSF 2011-11B: Asignación de Derechos en el Contexto Medioambiental Internacional. Napa Conference, Feb 2011 | February 13, 2011 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | February 13, 2011 |
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ISSF 2011-01: Stock Assessments 101. How Scientists Count Tuna | January 1, 2011 | Dr. Victor Restrepo | English | N/A | science, Stock Status, Tuna | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 1, 2011 |
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ISSF 2010-02: Bellagio Framework For Sustainable Tuna Fisheries. Bellagio Conference, May 2010 | May 1, 2010 | ISSF | English | N/A | Capacity Management | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | May 1, 2010 |
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ISSF 2010-01: Replacing Purse Seining with Pole-and-Line Fishing in the Western Pacific. Baitfish Requirements | January 20, 2010 | Robert Gillett | English | N/A | Pole and Line, Purse Seine | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 20, 2010 |
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ISSF 2009-03: Mitigation of Bycatches in Tuna Purse Seiners. Sukarrieta Meeting, Nov 2009 | November 27, 2009 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch | Meeting Reports, Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Meeting Report | November 27, 2009 |
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ISSF 2009-02: Bycatch in the World’s Tuna Fisheries: Measured Data, Programs and Progress Proposal. Jun 2009 | June 1, 2009 | ISSF | English | N/A | Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | June 1, 2009 |
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ISSF 2009-01: Addressing the Issues of Fishing Capacity in the World Tuna Fleets | January 1, 2009 | James Joseph | English | N/A | Capacity Management | Scientific Reports, Technical Reports | N/A | Technical Report | January 1, 2009 |