Blue marlin show a definite affinity for FADs, both in the Caribbean and in the Pacific. Richard Gibson. The first major theory why fish aggregate on FADs is known as the food-chain hypothesis, which ...

Off the coast of Sicily, Sea Shepherd and its volunteers are hunting down illegal fish traps and working with Italian ...

Known as a fish aggregating device (FAD), the devices widely used by the tuna fishing industry are designed to attract schools of fish, making them easier to catch, recently reported Tunnell, who ...

During a recent beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I came across an intriguing yet concerning discovery: A Fish Aggregating Device (FAD), which washed ashore. These devices, widely used by ...

Use of banned methods for fishing cuttlefish using what Fisheries Department officials call fish aggregating devices (FADs) is feared to be widespread in the region in the absence of surveillance ...

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has welcomed a recent decision by fisheries regulators to curtail the use of controversial fish-aggregating devices, or FADs, which critics blame for a steep ...

Tuna fisheries often rely on fish aggregating devices (FADs), floating human-made structures that fish congregate around, which makes it relatively easy to catch them, but which have also raised ...

The Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has informed that it has seized 21 rumpons or fish aggregating devices which act ...

Although unfamiliar to consumers, fish aggregating devices (FADs) are a recurring topic of debate amongst tuna fishing professionals. They will once again be a major topic of discussion at the 28 ...

ST ANN, Jamaica - Fishers in several communities across several parishes are being trained in the utilisation of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and deep line fishing techniques. The training will ...

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is planning to distribute fish aggregating devices (FADs) to help fisherfolk maximize output without raising production costs. FADs “attract ...