A Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) has been deployed off the coast of Meemu Atoll Dhiggaru.
During the Fisheries Ministry team's ongoing trip to the central atolls, a FAD was deployed today 6 miles northeast of Dhiggaru. The FAD number is J10V01.
FAD deployed off the coast of Dhiggaru
This is the second FAD deployed in Meemu Atoll. The previously deployed FAD is located 4.05 miles east of Weyvashu in the same atoll. That FAD was deployed in April of last year.
FADs established at a distance of 3 to 6 miles around the islands are specially designed for trolling and sport fishing. The FADs are designed with a light visible from afar and a radar reflector to easily identify the location of the FAD.
