A pole-and-line Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) has been deployed off L. Hithadhoo.
The Fisheries Ministry stated that its team deployed the FAD 12 miles southeast of Hithadhoo yesterday.
Pole-and-line FAD deployed off L. Hithadhoo
The pole-and-line FAD number is M10D027.
With the technical assistance of the FAO, the work of deploying pole-and-line FADs specifically for pole-and-line or skipjack tuna fishing in various regions of the Maldives is being carried out under a specific guideline. This is the 21st pole-and-line FAD deployed so far since the current government took office.
