Publication Date:
2021-07-03
Description:
Pelagic fishes are not evenly dispersed in the oceans, but aggregate at distinct locations in this vast and openenvironment. Nomadic species such as mackerels, tunas, and sharks form assemblages at seamounts (Klimley and Butler, 1988; Fontenau, 1991). Fishermen have recognized thisbehavior and have placed moorings with surface buoys in deep waters to provide artificial landmarks, around which fish concentrate and are more easily captured. These fish aggregating devices (termed FADs) are common in the tropical oceans (see review, Holland, 1996). In a sense, it may only be the larger size that separates a seamountfrom a man-made FAD.
Keywords:
Ecology
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Fisheries
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
article
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Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
684-692
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