This is the report of the FAO/NPFC workshop on protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Fisheries Commission Area: applying global experiences to regional assessment. The event was held in Yokohama, Japan on 12–15 March 2018. The workshop was organized by the NPFC with financial support from the FAO ABNJ Deep Seas Project. 

The document summarizes results obtained during the noted in round 9.7 workshop

The document summarizes results obtained during the noted in round 9.6 workshop

Following the series of workshops on biodegradable FADs that ISSF has been conducting with the support of FAO, Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna project, 2 workshops were organized in Philippines (General Santos) and Marshall Islands (Majuro). Previous workshops were organized in Europe, with attendees from the Eastern Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The document summarizes the results from the workshop that had the objective to promote the use of non-entangling and biodegradable FADs in the fleets operating in the Western Pacific Ocean. 

Following the series of workshops on biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) that ISSF has been conducting with the support of FAO, Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna project, in the western Pacific Ocean, a workshop in Zadar (Croatia) was organized. Zadar is homeport of the fleet (fishing masters and first officers), from Caroline Fisheries Corporation (CFC), a purse seine company based in Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia).  The document summarizes the results from the workshop that had the objective to promote the use of non-entangling and biodegradable FADs in the fleet and set the protocol to test 100 biodegradable FADs with CFC fleet