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Anchored fish aggregating devices for artisanal fisheries in Southeast Asia: benefits and risks

Benefits and risks

Year of publication 2012

Pages 46 p.

Author Beverly, Steve; Griffiths, Don; Lee, Robert;Fisheries Group

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title RAP Publication

Series number 1020-6221|1014-2789|18194591|0428-9560 - RAP Publication 2012/20

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) For centuries fishers have known that fish are attracted to and congregate around naturally occurring floating objects. They have also learned that by placing their own floating objects in the sea that fish would aggregate around them making catching easier. These man-made objects are called Fish Aggregating Devices or FADs and they can be either drifting or anchored. Since FADs can improve fish catches, governments and national fisheries agencies in the Asia region are examining the merits of u sing anchored FAD programmes. Their policy objectives are typically improved food security through better availability of localized aquatic animal protein, increasing the reliability of income from fishing for artisanal fishers and the creation of employment in coastal areas through fish and aquatic product trading and processing. In the last decade or so, FADs for both artisanal and commercial/industrial fisheries have proliferated in Asia and the Pacific region. In some areas this has caused c oncern about the potential negative impacts on fisheries and the marine environment. This has led environmental and conservation groups to lobby for FAD-free caught tuna, particularly in industrial type tuna fisheries. This book highlights the potential benefits of well co-managed anchored FAD programmes, which can contribute to overall food security. It covers the planning and background research requirements and emphasizes the importance and need for holistic and inclusive community consultati on and monitoring processes and the development of enabling policies. The book also covers the environmental concerns and possible negative ecosystem impacts of unplanned and poorly managed programmes, which inevitably lead to unsustainable resource exploitation and financial and economic losses.

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