WKRG

Floating FADs in the Gulf to be replaced with artificial reefs

The Board of County Commissioners amended a RESTORE act plan at the Oct. 4 meeting to remove the Offshore Fish Aggregating Devices and expand the Artificial Reef Program Expansion. The county said the ...
Panda

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission adopts controversial limits to use of fish aggregating devices

Busan, Republic of Korea – WWF is concerned at the decision of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), responsible for managing nearly a quarter of global tuna catch, to adopt controversially high ...
Panda

Kiribati Minister makes heartfelt plea to global fishing powers in a bid for better understanding

Kiribati’s Fisheries Minister has used his opening statement to 14th Western Central Pacific Commission (WCPFC) to highlight the importance of high-seas and FAD (fish aggregating device) fishing for ...
Mongabay

Tuna fishing devices drift through a third of oceans, harming corals, coasts: Study

Drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) are floating rafts with underwater netting used by fishing vessels to attract tuna. A recent study estimated that between 2007 and 2021, 1.41 million dFADs ...