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The Assessment of the Interaction Between Fish Aggregating Devices and Artisanal Fisheries

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Publication date
21/07/1994
Number of Pages
71
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Studies
Focus Region:
Asia and the Pacific
Focus Topic:
Agricultural Value Chains / Agri-Businesses
Commodity:
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Source
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/pdf/outputs/R4777c.pdf
Author
Anderson, J.D.

Sections 1 and 2 of this report describe the geography and economy of Vanuatu, the historical context and give a general description of the fishery. In Section 3 the fishery resources and the marketing system of Vanuatu are described. Sections 4 and 5 describe the frame survey undertaken to establish new Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) deployment sites. Sections 6 and 7 describe the reactions of fishermen to the FADs and the trial fishing undertaken by the project on FADs in South Santo. Finally in section 8, general conclusions and recommendations are presented.