PI 2.4.2 Management (M)

This infographic explains how tuna fishers use FADs and lists four main ways that FADs affect non-target species (such as sharks and sea turtles) and ocean ecosystems.

Includes results to-date on tested materials and designs, current state of bio-based plastic and Recommendations

Best practices for Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) fisheries collaboratively developed by the NGO Tuna Forum

EMS vendors & providers (pp. 1-2)
FAD tracking & echosounder biomass data format guidance (pp. 5-6)
FAD tracking and echosounder biomass data tRFMO recipients (pp. 3)
LL Bycatch raw Data tRFMO recipients (pp. 4)

Platform with information on the progress of some tuna fishery improvement projects.

Platform with information on the progress of global fishery improvement projects, as well as resources for FIPs and buyers.

See p. 37, Doc. No. j-FAD_08/2017

Biodegradable FADs - Workshop Report (ENG)

Biodegradable FADs - Workshop Report (ESP)

Biodegradable FADs - Workshop Report (FRA)

Biodegradable FADs - Ghana Workshop Report

The workshop focused on six sessions: (1) Bycatch of the tuna purse seine fishery, (2) sharks and rays, (3) small bigeye and yellowfin tuna, (4) FAD structure impacts, (5) FAD management, and, (6) looking ahead: the next 10 years. Hyperlink to presentations available in the Introduction section of the report.

This document summarizes recommended best practices for tropical tuna FAD fisheries, linked to MSC Performance Indicators.

This paper describes best-practice monitoring activities for each MSC PI based on data needs, as well as to identify data monitoring systems, sources, and technology that can be used to collect this information.

Key recommendations and best practices, useful for improving scores against the MSC standard or to address common weaknesses in FIP Action Plans

This report provides practical examples that fleets could adopt as their FAD management policies. It is an update of ISSF Technical Report 2019-11.

Checklist of actions that Longline FIPs can perform to achieve high-level best practices with the objective of achieving MSC certification.

Tool to benchmark and track fisheries as they progress towards sustainability and MSC certification

Checklist of actions that Purse Seine FIPs can perform to achieve high-level best practices with the objective of achieving MSC certification.

Example of analyses of FAD trajectory data provided to RFMO scientific bodies

Fisheries improvement stakeholders have an opportunity to organize side events in collaboration with ISSF on a topic relevant to FIPs (e.g, harvest strategies, harvest control rules, management strategy evaluations, or other topics). Use the FIP Support Form to contact us.

This document (i) summarizes lessons learned in bio-FADs testing in the three oceans, (ii) proposes the new Jelly-FAD design, and (iii) provides recommendations to reduce the impact of dFADs and on bio-FADs construction and use.

Fishing vessels can register on this public vessel list to show they are operating in Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries, participating in Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs), or both.

Publication on history and status of fishery certifications (including MSC) and FIPs