We are glad to share with you the last report of the FADS and EcoFADS project that we are working in cooperation with CIAT. We are approaching to a stronger version of the ecological prototype that so far has evidence of 90 days of durability. pic.twitter.com/a66F9VRwYj
— Tuna Conservation Group (@TUNACONSorg) April 1, 2020
The aim of this organization is to achieve by the end of this year that approximately 20% of FADs are replaced by biodegradable EcoFads / Neds.
Details of the biodegradable device (Source: Tunacons)
The abandonment of the traditional FAD floating artifacts that make up this type of fishing contribute to the growing problem of garbage in our seas.
Photo: Tunacons
Fishing with FADs is widely used in the tuna industry; Currently, and according to a European Parliament report on tuna fisheries, 11 out of 13 stocks of tropical tuna in the world record healthy biomass levels and 93% of tropical tuna catches come from them. Of this total, 65% is caught with the FAD fishing technique.