06/03/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/03/2021 01:06
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Yellowfin TunaRebuilding Tops 'Asks' of Indian OceanFisheries Managers
ISSF includes recommendations on an IOTC yellowfin rebuilding plan in its IOTC position statement for the June Commission meeting, which also includes these 'asks':
New Blog
Reviewing Progress on the Path to Better Designed, Better Managed FADs
An updated blog reviews the efforts of ISSF, together with research, NGO, and industry partners, to ensure that FAD fisheries are sustainable for the long term. Topics explored include:
ICYMI
Is Catching Immature Fish Truly Unsustainable?
There is a widespread perception that catching immature, smaller fish - also called 'juveniles' - is a very bad thing.
The fact is that a fish stock can become overfished by taking too many immature fish, by taking too many adults, or by taking too many of both. To put it another way, it is bad to catch too many of tomorrow's spawners, but it is also bad to take too many of today's spawners.
Christopher Zimmermann, Dr. Victor Restrepo, and Kristina Barz explore the question on the ISSF Blog.
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Bycatch Rates by Ocean & Set Type
An infographic shows bycatch rates for both free school sets and FAD sets in tuna purse-seine fisheries in four ocean regions over a 10-year period. It's based on presentation data shared at the International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries co-presented by ISSF and the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project.
Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Indian Ocean
This infographic is part a four-part series, 'Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries: Current Bycatch Share by Ocean.' Each graphic highlights a particular region - the Indian Ocean, in this one.
First, the graphic shows the percentage of the catch that is either target tuna or bycatch - in each ocean region and based on set type. Then, the graphic takes a closer look at free-school -set-related bycatch in the highlighted ocean region, with percentages for each marine species.