Volume 55
Groupe de Travail Petites Antilles sur le Développement Durable de la Pêche Associée aux DCP Ancrés
Authors
Reynal, L.; Doray, M.; Walters, R. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: 2004
Pages: 236-256
Event: Proceedings of the Fifty Fifth Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Xel Ha
Country: Mexico
Abstract
Experiments on moored FAD'S have been undertaken for several decades. They were often used as a means to implement coastal fisheries management program. Scientific and technical support for the sustainable deployment of fisheries using moored FADs are necessary in the Lesser Antilles, where this activity is expanding. To satisfy those needs a working group was established under the aegis of FAO/COPACO with Ifremer's support. The initial work sessions of the group, were focused on the setting of a reference point, the impact of FAD's fishing on the resources, the type of monitoring and technical support needed to meet its objectives. It identified specific scientific studies that were still needed in order to assist fishermen and managers in the sustainable development of this new activity. An acoustic observation program is implemented by Ifremer to describe the influence of the environment and the exploitation on the fish aggregation dynamic around moored FAD's. A request is submitted to other Caribbean scientists to focus work that is required to answer questions arising from this new fishing activity.