Artículo | 22 Sep, 2016

Tuna fishing impacts

“The GEF-funded Pacific Islands Oceanic Fisheries Management Project researched the ecological impacts of longline tuna fishing in relation to sea mounts. IUCN explored whether there are patterns in the amount and /or size of fish around seamounts and identifying possible spawning or aggregation sites."

The project involved:

Interviewing pelagic longline fishermen regarding methods, gear and strategies for fishing on sea mounts;
Reviewing the status of understanding of conservation issues and convening a technical workshop to discuss the status of knowledge management issues (planned for Oct 2009);
Conducting outreach with relevant stakeholders including national governments and longline industries;
Preparing an information paper (0.5MB) outlining possible management techniques for longline fishing vessels.