Interpreting IOTC’s data reporting requirements for activities on floating objects: an outlook from EU scientists and fishing operators

This document presents the interpretation of EU scientists and fishing operators with regards to the IOTC’s data reporting requirements for activities on Floating Objects (herein referred to as FOBs, including Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and logs) from the tropical tuna purse seine fishery. The controversial points on actual form 3FA have been identified and a proposal for collecting suitable data is presented here.