The use of man-made drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) in tropical tuna (ie skipjack
tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis; yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, and bigeye tuna, Thunnus …

Since 2009, ISSF has been conducting workshops that join scientists, fishers and other key
stakeholders from the principal tropical tuna fleets of the world. The goal is to find ways to …

Overexploitation of bycatch and target species in marine capture fisheries is the most
widespread and direct driver of change and loss of global marine biodiversity. Bycatch in …

Conservation of ecologically related species and understanding the discard composition of
fisheries are major concerns for marine ecosystem conservation. However, high sea …

Bycatch in marine capture fisheries is the retained catch of nontargeted but commercially
viable species (referred to as “incidental catch”) plus all discards (Food and Agriculture …

Bycatch and mortality in fishing gear poses a conservation threat worldwide to many marine
species. Resource managers and conservation scientists face challenges in identifying …

Monitoring and managing fisheries bycatch is increasingly recognized as a critical
component of robust fisheries management frameworks. This review, addressing this …

One of the principal impacts of FAD fishing is accidental catch of vulnerable species like
sharks, mobulid rays, or turtles. In the last decade, scientists and purse seine industry have …

The history of global longline fishing illustrates the role of new technologies (eg vessel
innovations, freezers, fishing gear), the expansion of fishing grounds, and the operational …

Background 1. Bycatch, or the incidental catch of non-marketable, unwanted species taken
as a result of fishing operations has become a key issue in a number of fisheries worldwide …