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Fish aggregating device

A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a man-made object used to attract pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi-mahi (dolphin fish). They usually consist of buoys or floats tethered to the ocean floor. Various types of FADs have been employed in the traditional fishing cultures of Island Southeast Asia (especially in the Philippines)…

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Traditional FADs

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Fish behaviour

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Fish aggregating device

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Fish aggregating device → AustraliaFADs, BOBP/INF/2, Commonwealth, FADs, Fish Aggregating Devices Information, Hawaii, Information, New South Wales, Northern Mariana Islands, Rome, Sources FAO, USABhavani, USAFADs
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Fish aggregating device → Beneath, FADs, Fish, Island Southeast Asia, Japan, Malta, Payao, Philippines, The, They

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fads fish tuna used fishing rafts traditional payao bamboo using attract mahi-mahi philippines japan malta marine also commercial fisheries objects

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marlininstance ofis a man-made object used to attract pelagic fish0.80text
tunainstance ofis a man-made object used to attract pelagic fish0.80text
mahi-mahiinstance ofis a man-made object used to attract pelagic fish0.80text
drifting flotsaminstance ofThey aggregate around objects0.80text
raftsinstance ofThey aggregate around objects0.80text
jellyfishinstance ofThey aggregate around objects0.80text
floating seaweedinstance ofThey aggregate around objects0.80text
logs or driftwoodinstance ofor natural objects0.80text
a concrete blockinstance ofThey can include sonar and GPS capabilities so that operators can contact it via satellite to assess associated populations.Moored FADs occupy a fixed location and attach to the…0.80text
polypropylene attaches to the mooringinstance ofA rope made of floating synthetics0.80text
in turn attaches to a buoyinstance ofA rope made of floating synthetics0.80text
weatherinstance ofor lie subsurface to avoid detection and surface hazards0.80text

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