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 | ||