International Workshop on Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries

For the last ten years, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has been conducting research and advocacy activities on mitigating environmental impacts of purse seine fisheries, with emphasis on bycatch and FADs. These include, broadly, at-sea research, interactive workshops with vessel skippers, and advocacy for RFMOs to adopt mitigation measures. The purpose of the Workshop is to review progress made and to identify main focus areas for future mitigation activities. The Workshop is being co-funded by the FAO-GEF Common Oceans ABNJ Project, which has also funded some of the research activities over the past five years.