Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and Tuna: Impacts and Management Options

This report provides an overview of current literature on fish aggregating devices (FADs) and their
impacts on tuna populations. It provides specific information on types of FADs, associations of tuna
species with FADs, negative impacts of FADs on tuna populations, methods of limiting negative
impacts on tuna and possible management options. Although bycatch of non-tuna species associated
with FAD fishing can be significant, it is not the focus of this review.