Pole and line FAD deployed in Hulhudheli

A pole and line Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) has been deployed in Dh. Hulhudheli.

The FAD was deployed in Hulhudheli on the 7th of this month during the Fisheries Ministry team's ongoing trip to the central Maldives. The island's FAD was deployed 12.5 miles west of Hulhudheli.

The pole and line FAD number is K08D01-01.

With the technical assistance of FAO, the work of deploying pole and line FADs specifically for pole and line fishing or skipjack tuna fishing in various regions of the Maldives is being carried out under a specific policy. This is the 20th pole and line FAD deployed so far since this government came to power.