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. 2018 Jul 12;8:10572. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28805-z

Table 3.

Tuna RFMO online data conversion to days fished.

tRFMO Fleet Conversion to days Scale Reference
WCPFC Purse seine Already days 5 × 5
Longline Hooks and soak time to days 5 × 5 60
Baitboat Already days 5 × 5
IOTC Longline:
ELL Longline (targeting swordfish) Hooks per set 1600 and soak time to days 5 × 5 IOTC website (number of hooks)60
FLL Longline Fresh Hooks per set 1200 and soak time to days 5 × 5 IOTC website (number of hooks)60
LL Longline Hooks per set 2750 and soak time to days 5 × 5 IOTC website (number of hooks)60
LLEX Longline (exploratory fishing) Hooks per set 2750 and soak time to days 5 × 5 IOTC website (number of hooks)60
SLL Longline (shark species) Hooks per set 1600 and soak time to days 5 × 5 IOTC website (number of hooks)60
Purse seine:
PS Purse seine Fishing and search hours converted to days 1 × 1
PS Purse seine Sets converted to days an average of 0.8 (to include FAD) 1 × 1 (free school61 0.5–0.65)62; (FAD 0.7–0.92)
PSS Small purse seine Trips to days 1 trip = 7–15 days - used 11 1 × 1 63
Baitboat:
Trips to days 1 trip = 16 days 1 × 1 64
Gillnet:
30–45 days per trip - used 30 days 1 × 1 65
ICCAT Longline Number of hooks IOTC conversions used for comparable gears 5 × 5
Purse seine Hours converted to days 1 × 1
Baitboat Already days
Trap Trap day/days fished 1 × 1
Trol Already days 1 × 1
IAATC Longline Hooks per set 1865 with 19 hours soak time 5 × 5 60
Purse seine Sets per day average of 0.8 1 × 1 (free school61 0.5–0.65)42; (FAD 0.7–0.92)
Baitboat Approximately 5 schools per day 66
CCSBT Longline Taken IOTC hooks per set 2750 and soak time of 22hrs 5 × 5 60
Purse seine Hours converted to days 1 × 1
Baitboat Hours converted to days 1 × 1