Author: svanouse
Sea Turtle Handling and Hook Removal
Sea turtle handling and hook removal — a short training video for longline fishers.
The ISSF Mission and Model (abridged)
ISSF President Susan Jackson provides an overview of the organization, including the model we employ to achieve our mission – improving the sustainability of global tuna fisheries by developing and implementing verifiable, science-based practices, commitments and international management measures that result in tuna fisheries that meeting MSC certification standard without conditions.
ISSF President Susan Jackson on Our Mission and Model
ISSF President Susan Jackson presents an overview of tuna sustainability covering the variety of tuna species and how tuna are managed on a global basis. Ms. Jackson also provides an overview of the organization, including the model we employ to achieve our mission – improving the sustainability of global tuna fisheries by developing and implementing verifiable, science-based practices, commitments and international management measures that result in tuna fisheries meeting MSC certification standard without conditions.
Progress toward Sustainable Tuna and What’s Ahead
ISSF President Susan Jackson discusses two recent success stories in the world of sustainable tuna fisheries – an increase in the use of unique vessel identifiers or IMO numbers and identifying the need for non-entangling fish aggregating device (FAD) designs while advocating for their global use. Ms. Jackson also discusses the path for continued progress for improved sustainability globally.
Updated Report Measures Global Stocks
Driving Change on the Front Lines of Indonesia’s Tuna Fisheries
ISSF Guidebooks: Seabirds II
This video, which shows a bird-scaring line, is from the ISSF Guidebooks Longline Skippers Guidebook at www.issfguidebooks.com.
ISSF Guidebooks: Sharks
This video, which features ISSF collaborating scientists Laurent Dagorn and JD Filmater, appears in the ISSF guidebooks at http://www.issfguidebooks.org/