Scientific Reports

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Scientific Reports tagged with Longline

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
	ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) Growth by Vessel Type, 2012-2022	January 24, 2023		English	N/A	Handline, Longline, Pole and Line, ProActive Vessel Register, Purse Seine, Supply Vessel	Infographics	N/A	Final	January 24, 2023
	ISSF ProActive Vessel Register (PVR): Audit Policy Document & Standard Operating Procedures for Longline Vessels (November 2022)	November 16, 2022		English	N/A	Compliance, Longline, ProActive Vessel Register	Audit Process	N/A	Final	November 16, 2022
	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
	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
	Longline FIPs Best Practices Checklist	April 28, 2020	ISSF	English	N/A	Best Practices, Fisheries Improvement Projects, Longline	Guides & Best Practices	N/A	Final	April 28, 2020
	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
	Benefits for Tuna Fishers of Joining the ProActive Vessel Register (PVR)	November 16, 2018		English	N/A	Longline, Pole and Line, ProActive Vessel Register, Purse Seine, Tuna	Infographics	N/A	Final	November 16, 2018
	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
	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
	Non-target Species Caught in Tuna Fisheries	April 15, 2016		English	N/A	Bycatch, Bycatch Mitigation, Gillnet, Longline, Pole and Line, Purse Seine, science, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Trolling	Infographics	N/A	N/A	April 15, 2016
	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
	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