[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices: Current status and future prospects

I Zudaire, G Moreno, J Murua, P Hamer, H Murua… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The structure, materials and designs of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) have
generally remained rudimentary and relatively unchanged since they first came into use in …

Benefits, concerns, and solutions of fishing for tunas with drifting fish aggregation devices

M Pons, D Kaplan, G Moreno, L Escalle… - Fish and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) are human‐made floating objects widely used by
tropical tuna purse seine (PS) fisheries to increase catch of target species. However, dFAD …

Recovery at sea of abandoned, lost or discarded drifting fish aggregating devices

T Imzilen, C Lett, E Chassot, A Maufroy, M Goujon… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Tropical tuna purse-seine fishing vessels contribute to abandoned, lost or discarded (ALD)
fishing equipment by deploying large numbers of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) …

Spatial management can significantly reduce dFAD beachings in Indian and Atlantic Ocean tropical tuna purse seine fisheries

T Imzilen, C Lett, E Chassot, DM Kaplan - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Debris from fisheries pose significant threats to coastal marine ecosystems worldwide.
Tropical tuna purse seine fisheries contribute to this problem via the construction and …

Environmental versus operational drivers of drifting FAD beaching in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

L Escalle, J Scutt Phillips, M Brownjohn, S Brouwer… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In an effort to increase purse seine fishing efficiency for tropical tunas, over 30,000 drifting
Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) are deployed every year by fishers in the Western and …

[HTML][HTML] Towards non-entangling and biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices–Baselines and transition in the world's largest tuna purse seine fishery

L Escalle, J Mourot, P Hamer, SR Hare, NB Phillip Jr… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFAD) are widely used in purse seine tuna
fisheries globally. DFADs are often lost or abandoned by the fishing industry which can lead …

An integrated scheme for the management of drifting fish aggregating devices in tuna purse seine fisheries

L Song, H Shen - Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) are extensively used in modern tuna purse seine
fisheries. The use of dFADs has greatly improved fishing efficiency and generated …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization of the costs and benefits related to lost and/or abandoned Fish Aggregating Devices in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

R Banks, M Zaharia - … Aquatic Resources Management Ltd for The …, 2020 - bmis-bycatch.org
The report examines the impact from the loss of Drifting Fish Aggregation Devices (DFADs)
from the Western and Central Pacific purse seine fishery. Based on recent FAD …

Developing a science-based framework for the management of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices

M Capello, G Merino, M Tolotti, H Murua, L Dagorn - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) are man-made floating objects deployed by
fishers to aggregate tuna and facilitate their catch. Currently, more than half of the global …

Spatio-temporal variability in drifting Fish Aggregating Device (dFAD) beaching events in the Seychelles Archipelago

I MacMillan, MJ Attrill, T Imzilen, C Lett… - ICES Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Purse-seine fisheries use drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs), human-made floating
objects, to facilitate the capture of tropical tunas. Currently, the majority of dFADs are …