On FADs – As the gap on FAD data begins to close, the bottom line remains – no gear or method is perfect, and comprehensive management is the goal

Though fishing with fish aggregating devices (FADs) has been in practice for hundreds of years, the amount of FADs being used by purse seine vessels has increased steadily in the last two decades. Considering this dynamic, we must continue to find ways to relieve the pressure that this most efficient and widely used fishing method can sometimes place on tuna stocks and their ecosystems.