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Title
Gear marking pilot study in Indonesian small-scale gillnet fisheries with reference to FAO's draft Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear
Title (original)
Draft Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper on Gear marking pilot study in Indonesian small-scale gillnet fisheries with reference to FAO's draft Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear
Description
This report describes a pilot project to test means and methods of marking gillnets in accordance with FAO’s Draft Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear (‘the Draft Guidelines’) and to explore the scope for a retrieval and recycling scheme. The pilot study was conducted in Indonesia small-scale gillnet fisheries. The study found that the availability of environmentally friendly materials for markers and fisher safety when operating gear with physical markers were both key issues. The study also found that gear marking must be implemented in the context of broader measures for managing fishing gear and wider fisheries management measures as gear marking alone is unlikely to solve the issues of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing (ALDFG) and ghost fishing that are apparent in Indonesian small scale-scale and probably other similar fisheries, particularly in developing countries.
Authors
Christina Dixon, Fayakun Satria, Wudianto, Erfind Nurdin, Andria Ansri Utama, Mahiswara, Joanna Toole and Pingguo He
Publication year
2018
Resource type
Reports
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Impacts, reduction & retrieval of ALDFG
Number of links to resource
1
Other relevant information
Resource type: Session Background Document - Committee on Fisheries - Thirty-fourth Session This report has not yet been published as FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper, only this advanced copy published in 2018 is available.

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