Gear Type Archive: Purse Seine

Purse seine fishing is a consistent and efficient method, enabling fishers to catch and freeze onboard large quantities of tuna.

Purse-seine vessels fish either by spotting free-swimming schools of tuna or by utilizing floating objects that attract fish, either with natural or manmade objects such as fish aggregating devices (FADs).

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Resource: NON-ISSF Tools

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Best Practices Report: Minimizing and Managing the Impact of Fisheries on Marine Food Webs
Resource: NON-ISSF Tools

ICCAT North Atlantic Albacore Management Strategy Evaluation Process (PDF)
Resource: NON-ISSF Tools

WCPFC Harvest Strategy and Reference Points
Resource: NON-ISSF Tools

FAD Watch: a collaborative initiative to minimize the impact of FADs in coastal ecosystems
Resource: Glossary

ISSF Glossary
Resource: Advocacy

Side Events on Harvest Strategies, Harvest Control Rules, Management Strategy Evaluations, or Other Topics
Resource: FADs

ISSF 2018-19A: Workshop for the Reduction of the Impact of Fish Aggregating Devices’ Structure on the Ecosystem, English
Resource: NON-ISSF Tools

Report on analyses of the 2016/2021 PNA FAD tracking programme (24July-10Aug) – Rev.01
Resource: Other Workshops

Tuna Management Workshops (ABNJ Common Oceans)
Resource: Species Identification Guides

Species Identification Guides