March 13, 2019 — The following was published by The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation:
Marine-science graduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in helping to pioneer the next generation of sustainable tuna fishing initiatives — especially to reduce bycatch and protect ocean ecosystems — are invited to submit their ideas to the first-ever International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Seafood Sustainability Contest.
- Reducing the bycatch and fishing mortality of sharks
- Reducing the bycatch and fishing mortality of marine mammals
- Maximizing the catch of skipjack tuna in FAD sets while minimizing the catch of yellowfin and bigeye tuna(
Skipjack stocks are at healthier levels of abundance than yellowfin and bigeye stocks) - Reducing the impacts that lost FADs can have on ocean ecosystems and habitats, such as beaching and pollution