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Fish aggregating devices (FADs)

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9869/
 
Title Fish aggregating devices (FADs)
 
Creator Rohit, Prathibha
 
Subject Cephalopods
Fishery Technology
 
Description Fish aggregating devices, more commonly called FADs, are anchored or drifting objects that are placed in the ocean to attract fish. They may be a permanent, semi-permanent or temporary structure or device made from any material and used to lure fish. They have been used for thousands of years in various forms. The earliest surface/ midwater FADs were elements from nature such as driftwood and trees. Fishermen from Indonesia and Philippines began building floating rafts of bamboo and other materials to attract fish as early as 1900. Now surface and midwater artificial FADs are systematically used in a large number of countries. Present practices vary considerably, sometimes involving advanced technology
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2013
 
Type Teaching Resource
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9869/1/Prathibha_5.pdf
Rohit, Prathibha (2013) Fish aggregating devices (FADs). [Teaching Resource]