Sea turtle expert Peter Dutton, Program Leader of the Marine Turtle Genetics Program at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shares insights on protecting this remarkable species. Since 2010, ISSF has supported on-the-ground projects in key regions of the world that continue to help sea turtles thrive. Learn more here: http://iss-foundation.org/2012/08/01/…
Seventeen of the world’s 22 species of albatross are threatened with extinction. Longlining in tuna fisheries has been identified as a major threat to many of these species, with tens of thousands of albatrosses dying each year on fish hooks, according to Birdlife International. But, as Cleo Small explains, there are 3 simple steps to help save these seabirds.
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In this video ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee member Jerry Scott discusses tuna fishery management options, and the uses of input and output controls.
This video featuring ISSF President Susan Jackson reviews the methodology behind and the organization’s objectives in publishing An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria. As of 2021, the ISSF report evaluates 23 global tuna stocks and is co-authored by multiple expert and independent authors. You can find the most recent iteration of the report here: http://ow.ly/tbTl30rydfT
Leaders from ISSF & WWF discuss our coalition’s approach to improving practices in tuna fisheries by working from within the system to create change.
Susan Jackson, Victor Restrepo and Bill Fox discuss implementation of harvest control rules as a strategy to keep populations above specific reference points and why Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) should adopt harvest management plans.
Marine life can be attracted to any inanimate floating object — either naturally occurring, including large dead animals, or manmade objects like FADs. However scientists have defined a strict definition for catches that are truly FAD-free. Victor Restrepo, Chair, ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee, Jerry Scott, Senior Advisor, NOAA-Fisheries Southeast Science Center, and Laurent Dagorn, Senior Scientist Institut De Recherche Pour Le Développement, discuss the differences in purse seine “sets” and why its important to properly distinguish.
