There has been some recent activity on Twitter about FADs. FADs are artificially put, flotsam as a fishing aid since many fish will gather around such structures.
There’s been a lot of negative press surrounding FADs, but this is all in relation to overfishing and by catch issues (see article link below).
Click to access PEG_OSD_FADs_English_Final.pdf
But I wonder if we can turn things around, and use this gem of fishing knowledge to replenish marine life? See pictured below, an excerpt from the above document:
I would liken this to putting out nest boxes for birds and bats, like maintaining wildlife corridors in suburbia, like sinking a ship to make an artificial reef.
What do you think? Do you think that we could be installing FADs around the place, but protect them from being fished? Would this create alternative nursery-like habitats to help with replenishing fish stocks in a semi-natural way?
