A Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) has been deployed off the coast of GA. Dhihdhoo.
The Fisheries Ministry team deployed the FAD today, 5 miles east of GA. Dhihdhoo.
FAD deployed off the coast of GA. Dhihdhoo
The FAD number is O10V02.
This is the third FAD deployed in the atoll during the Fisheries Ministry's ongoing trip to GA. Atoll. During this trip, FADs were also deployed off the coasts of GA. Fulhangi and GA. Melaimugu on Monday.
The FADs, established at a distance of between 3 to 6 miles around the islands, are specially designed for trolling and sports fishing. The FAD is designed with a light visible from afar and a radar reflector to easily identify its location.
