Hostname: page-component-77c89778f8-fv566 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-07-23T06:54:44.778Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Fish aggregating devices (FADs): good or bad fishing tools? A question of scale and knowledge

FOREWORD: Tahiti International Conference “Tuna Fisheries and FADs”, November 2011⋆

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2013

Marc Taquet
Marc Taquet*
Affiliation:
Ifremer, UMR-EIO 241, Labex Corail, Ifremer Pacific Center, BP 7004, Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia
*
a Corresponding author: marc.taquet@ifremer.fr
Get access

Abstract

It is estimated that fish aggregating devices (FADs) are now used for over 40% of world tropical tuna catches, making this technique a major phenomenon for high seas fisheries worldwide, and one that has experienced great expansion over the past three decades. The question of whether the FAD is a good or a bad tool for the exploitation of marine resources depends on many parameters. To respond to this question, it is necessary to distinguish different scales of exploitation (artisanal vs. industrial) and various types of FADs (anchored vs. drifting), but it is also very important to gather more data and conduct further research on this topic to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon and of its impacts. As such, twelve years after the first international conference devoted to FADs, which was held in Martinique (French West Indies), a new multi-scalar global assessment of FAD fisheries development and a review of the progress of research in this field was deemed vital. The latest international conference, “Tuna Fisheries and Fish Aggregating Devices”, was held in Tahiti in November 2011, and it was an event that welcomed nearly 150 conference attendees from 40 different countries, three ocean regions, and the Mediterranean. This is an analysis of the relevant literature gathered by the author in the bibliographic database FADBASE. Then, the major issues already addressed by the scientific community are set out, and gaps and research priorities are highlighted for anchored and drifting FADs management.

Keywords

Fish aggregating devicesTuna fisheriesFAD historyFAD bibliography
Type
Research Article
Information
Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 2013 , pp. 25 - 35
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD 2013

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Footnotes

⋆

Tunas and other species associated with FADs

References

Anderson J., Gates P.D., 1996, South Pacific Commission Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) manual, Volume1, Planning FAD programmes. Coastal Fisheries Programme, CPS, Nouméa (French version: 1997).
Bergstrom M., 1983, Review of experiences with and present knowledge about fish aggregating devices. Bay of Bengal Programme, Development of Small-Scale Fisheries. FAO Report BOBP/WP/23.
Block B.A., Jonsen I.D., Jorgensen S.J., Winship A.J., Shaffer S.A., Bograd S.J., Hazen E.L., Foley D.G., Breed G.A., Harrison, A.L., et al., 2011, Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean. Nature 475, 86–90.
Dagorn, L., Pincock, D., Girard, C., Holland, K., Taquet, M., Sancho, G., Itano, D., Aumeeruddy, R., 2007, Satellite-linked acoustic receivers to observe behavior of fish in remote areas. Aquat. Living Resour. 20, 307–312. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dempster, T., Kingsford, M.J., 2003, Homing of pelagic fish to fish aggregating devices (FADs): an investigation of the role of sensory cues. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 258, 213–222. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dempster, T., Taquet, M., 2004, Fish aggregation device (FAD) research: gaps in current knowledge and future directions for ecological studies. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 14, 21–42. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Desurmont A., Chapman L., 2000, The use of anchored FADs in the area served by the Secretariat of the Pacific community (SPC): Regional synthesis. In: Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M. (eds), Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ifremer, Actes Colloq. 28, pp. 108–140.
Dickson J.O., Natividad A.C., 2000, Tuna fishing and a review of “payao" in the Philippines. In: Le Gall J. Y., Cayré P., Taquet M. (eds), Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ifremer, Actes Colloq. 28, pp. 141–158.
Fonteneau, A., 1973, La pêcherie des thons tropicaux dans l’Atlantique, le rôle de l’ORSTOM. Pêche Marit. 1143, 443–445. Google Scholar
Fonteneau A., Pallares P., Pianet R., 2000, A worldwide review of purse seine fisheries on FADs. In: Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M. (eds), Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ifremer, Actes Colloq. 28, pp. 15–34.
Fréon, P., Dagorn, L., 2000, Review of fish associative behaviour: toward a generalisation of the meeting point hypothesis. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 10, 183–207. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gaertner, J.C., Taquet, M., Dagorn, L., Mérigot, B., Aumeeruddy, R., Sancho, G., Itano, D., 2008, Visual census around drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs): an innovative approach for assessing the diversity of fish in open-ocean waters. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 366, 175–186. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Galea, J.A., 1961, The ‘Kannizzati’ Fishery. Proc. Gen. Fish. Counc. Med. 55, 85–91. Google Scholar
Gilman, E.L., 2011, Bycatch governance and best practice mitigation technology in global tuna fisheries. Mar. Policy 35, 590–609. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Girard, C., Benhamou, S., Dagorn, L., 2004, FAD: Fish Aggregating Device or Fish Attracting Device? A new analysis of yellowfin tuna movements around floating objects. Anim. Behav. 67, 319–326. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Girard, C., Dagorn, L., Taquet, M., Aumeeruddy, R., Peignon, C., Benhamou, S., 2007, Homing abilities of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) displaced from fish aggregating devices (FADs) determined using acoustic telemetry. Aquat. Living Resour. 20, 313–321. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hall, M.A., 1998, An ecological view of the tuna – dolphin problem: impacts and trade-offs. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 8, 1–34. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Holland K.N., Jaffe A., Cortez W., 2000, The fish aggregating device (FAD) system of Hawaii. In: Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M. (eds), Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ifremer, Actes Colloq. 28, pp. 55–62.
Jones J., 1722, Oppian’s Halieuticks of the Nature of Fishes and Fishing of the Ancients. Translated from the Greek, Oxford, printed at the Theater, 3 506 verses, in V books.
Kakuma S., 2000, Synthesis on moored FADs in the North West Pacific region. In: Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M. (eds), Peche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ed. Ifremer, Actes Colloq. 28, pp. 63–77.
Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M., 2000a, Mechanisms and effects of the aggregation of tuna by Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs). Aquat. Living Resour. 13, 181 (Editorial).
Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M., 2000b, Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ifremer. Actes Colloq. 28.
Limes J.M., 1817, Les Halieutiques, la pêche et les moeurs des habitants des eaux. Traduction en français des poèmes d’Oppien. Lebrégue, Imprimeur-Libraire, Paris, 3 506 vers, 5 chants.
Lennert-Cody C.E., Hall M.A., 2000, The development of the purse seine fishery on drifting aggregating devices in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: 1992–1998. In: Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M. (eds), Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ifremer, Actes Colloq. 28, pp.78–107.
Marcille J., Bour W., 1981, La pêche des thons à la senne et à la canne dans l’océan Pacifique tropical : situation actuelle et perspectives de développement. Editions de l’Orstom, Paris.
Morales-Nin B., Cannizzaro L., Massuti E., Potoschi A., Andaloro F., 2000, An overview of the FADs fishery in the Mediterranean Sea. In: Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M. (eds), Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ifremer, Actes Colloq. 28, pp. 184–207.
Moreno, G., Dagorn, L., Sancho, G., Garcia, D., Itano, D., 2007, Using local ecological knowledge (LEK) to provide insight on the tuna purse seine fleets of the Indian Ocean useful for management. Aquat. Living Resour. 20, 367–376. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Pianet R., 1973, Le rôle de l’ORSTOM de Pointe-Noire dans la recherche thonière. Pêche Marit. 1143, 448–451.
Preston G.L.,1991, Fish aggregation devices in the Pacific Islands region. Symp. Artificial Reefs and Fish Aggregating Devices as tools for the management and enhancement of marine fishery resources, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14-17 May 1990. Rapa Report 1991/11, pp. 279–294.
Priour D., Lebeau A., 1999, Progiciel «Dynaline». Direction de la technologie marine et des systèmes d’information (TMSI), Ifremer, Brest.
Reynal L., Van Buurt G., Taquet M., 2000, Prospects for the development of anchored FADs in the Lesser Antilles. The case of three islands: Guadeloupe, Martinique and Curacao. In: Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M. (eds), Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ifremer, Actes Colloq. 28, pp. 36–54.
Stéquert B., Marsac F., 1991, Pêche thonière à la senne : évolution de la technique et bilan de dix années d’exploitation dans l’océan Indien. Editions ORSTOM, Paris.
Taquet M., 2004, Le comportement agrégatif de la dorade coryphène (Coryphaena hippurus) autour des objets flottants. Thèse doctorat Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, Océanologie biologique et environnement marin.
Taquet, M., Sancho, G., Dagorn, L., Gaertner, J. C., Itano, D., Aumerruddy, R., Wendling, B., Peignon, C., 2007, Characterizing fish communities associated with drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the Western Indian Ocean using underwater visual surveys. Aquat. Living Resour. 20, 331–341. CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Taquet, M., Blanc, M., Dagorn, L., Filmalter, J., Fonteneau, A., Forget, F., Gaertner, J.C., Galzin, R., Gervain, P., Gougon, M., Guillotreau, P., Guyader, O., Hall, M., Holland, K., Itano, D., Monteagudo, J.P., Morales-Nin, B., Reynal, L., Sharp, M, Sokimi, W., Tanetoa, M., Yen Kai Sun, S., 2011, Artisanal and industrial FADs: A question of scale. Tahiti conference reviews current FAD use and technology. SPC Fish. Newslett. 136, 35–45. Google Scholar
Tessier E., Rey-Valette H., Ah-Nieme D., Bargain R.M., Venkatasamy A., Wendling B., 2000, Halieutic systems and FADs in the Indian ocean: a review of the various trials carried out and the results obtained in terms of integration and overall benefits. In: Le Gall J.Y., Cayré P., Taquet M. (eds), Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons. Ifremer, Actes Colloq. 28, pp. 159–183.

Tunas and other species associated with FADs
Download undefined(Video)
Video 14 MB