A Summary of Bycatch Issues and ISSF Mitigation Activities To Date in Purse Seine Fisheries, with Emphasis on FADs | Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS)

Citation

Restrepo V, Dagorn L, Itano D, et al (2017) A Summary of Bycatch Issues and ISSF Mitigation Activities To Date in Purse Seine Fisheries, with Emphasis on FADs. ISSF Technical Report 2017-06, Washington, D.C., USA.

Abstract

This document summarizes the main bycatch issues in tropical purse seine fisheries, with emphasis on FAD sets (including natural log sets, since the available data does not always allow for a separation of the two). These issues and known mitigation measures are presented separately by species groups. A summary of ISSF activities related to bycatch is given. This document updates an earlier version published in 2014 with more recent data.