Open AccessFishing trial using a portable fish aggregating device (FAD) in the Indian Ocean
Author(s) -
Roza Yusfiandayani,
Mala Nurilmala,
Nurjanah Nurjanah,
Asadatun Abdullah,
M. Fedi A. Sondita,
R. Mualim,
Afriana Kusdinar,
H Choerudin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/404/1/012088
Subject(s) - fishery , fishing , bycatch , fish <actinopterygii> , tuna , environmental science , biology
Fish aggregating device (FAD) are commonly used in Indonesia and once deployed in the waters they are immobile. A portable FAD equipped with sound generating devices is an innovation to attract fish which has capability to react to audio stimulant. A fishing trial in April 2019 was carried out to check the performance of the EFAD. The research was carried out using a research vessel operating handlines with fish baits. The fishing trial successfully caught the white spotted triggerfish ( Canthidermis maculatus ), which is usually bycatch of tuna purse seine and gillnet fisheries. The catch of the trigger fish could not be attributed solely to the sound generated by EFAD because other factors, such as the fish bait and the size of the boat, might attract the fish.