The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

WWF_logo.svgREDUCING BYCATCH
To reduce bycatch, WWF promotes the use of alternative fishing methods such as ‘circle’ fishing hooks and advocates the use of special devices that exclude turtles from fishing nets. In Papua New Guinea, great results have been received through the use of circle hooks rather than traditional hooks and bycatch has been reduced. They aim to enforce stronger policies and regulations on bycatch throughout the Coral Triangle in the near future.
WWF also run an international competition called Smart Gear to attract creative new ways to solve bycatch problems and advance those ideas. Winning devices have been designed to minimize the bycatch of turtles on tuna longlines and help turtles avoid gillnets.

CREATING PROTECTED AREAS
WWF works to create Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within the Coral Triangle and to ensure that they are designed and managed well. This is done through monitoring fish spawning areas and the health of coral reefs and study the impacts of protected areas on local communities.  MPAs are aimed to protect coral reefs and sea grass beds from destructive fishing practices and unsustainable activities. It also allows for damaged areas to recover and gain resilience to climate change. They also allow fish and marine life to reproduce and grow to recover their species.