Purse seine

purse seine vessels:

Purse seine fishery data should be stratified by type of school.

Purse seine vessels shall promptly release unharmed, to the extent practicable, all sea turtles, sharks, billfishes, rays, mahi-mahi and other non-target species.

Purse seine fishery data should be stratified by type of school.

Purse-seine?

Purse seine:

PS Purse seine

PS Purse Seine

` Vessel` means a vessel that fishes for tuna with a purse seine.

a. modify current purse-seine technology to make it less likely to cause dolphin mortality and

a. Have a purse seine equipped with a dolphin safety panel (DSP) with the following characteristics:

With purse lines (purse seine)

To progressively reduce incidental dolphin mortalities in the tuna purse-seine fishery in the Agreement Area to levels approaching zero, through the setting of annual limits;

Limit total incidental dolphin mortality in the purse-seine tuna fishery in the Agreement Area to no more than 5,000 annually, through the adoption and implementation of relevant measures, which shall include:

Emphasizing the goals of eliminating dolphin mortality in the purse-seine tuna fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean and of seeking ecologically sound means of capturing large yellowfin tunas not in association with dolphins;

Pursuant to Article IV, the Parties commit to develop and implement, within the framework of the IATTC, measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of living marine resources associated with the purse-seine tuna fishery in the Agreement Area, taking into consideration the interrelationships among species in the ecosystem.

(a) States should ensure that data are collected from vessels flying their flag on fishing activities according to the operational characteristics of each fishing method (e.g., each individual tow for trawl, each set for long-line and purse-seine, each school fished for pole-and-line and each day fished for troll) and in sufficient detail to facilitate effective stock assessment;

Take measures, according to their capacities, to assess the catch and bycatch of juvenile yellowfin tuna and other stocks of living marine resources related to the purse-seine tuna fishery in the Agreement Area and establish measures in accordance with Article VI to, inter alia, avoid, reduce and minimize the bycatch of juvenile yellowfin tuna and bycatch of non-target species, in order to ensure long-term sustainability of all these species, taking into consideration the interrelationships among species in the ecosystem.

Take measures to ensure the conservation of ecosystems as well as conservation and management measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of tuna stocks and other stocks of living marine resources associated with the tuna purse-seine fishery in the Agreement Area, based on the best scientific evidence available, and apply the precautionary approach, consistent with the relevant provisions of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and the United Nations Agreement on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.

LONGLINE BAITBOAT PURSE SEINE

catch data in nominal catch weight and effort data in fishing days (purse seine, baitboat, troll, drift nets) should be provided to IOTC by 1° grid area and month strata.

operating under their flag, (ii) assisting purse seine vessels operating under their flag, or (iii) licensed to operate in their exclusive economic zones, and that have been present in the IOTC area of competence.

Since the activities of supply vessels and the use of fish aggregating devices (FAD) are an integral part of the fishing effort of the purse seine fleet, the following information should be routinely submitted to IOTC:

Longline Baitboat Purse seine Trolling

all vessels exceeding an overall length of 12 metres which are authorised to fish in the 25 mile management zone and which comprise bottom trawlers, vessels fishing with "lampara" purse seines, vessels fishing for lampuki with FADs and vessels fishing with large pelagic purse seines and industrial longlines for tuna and other highly migratory species will be included on a list.

Considering that size data are of key importance for most tuna stock assessment, length data, including the total number of fish measured, should be routinely submitted to the IOTC on a 5° grid area and month basis, by gear and fishing mode (e.g. free/log schools for the purse seiners).

Longline Baitboat Purse seine Trolling Others

Longline Beltboat Purse seine Trolling Others

Purse seines

Purse seiner

Purse seiners

Tuna purse seiner

Tuna purse seiners

Pelagic seiner and purse seiner

Small purse seiners

Trawler purse seiner

Purse seiner european

Trawlers, purse seiners

With purse lines (purse seines)

Pelagic seiner and purse

Trawlers and purse seiners

Pelagic trawl and purse seines

This minimum limit may be reduced from 12 metres to six metres for vessels fishing otherwise than by trawl or purse seine and operated by persons whose main activity is fishing.

Surrounding nets (purse seines)