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FAD fisheries can be managed to meet sustainability criteria

ISSF's vice president, Victor Restrepo, talks about what he considers to be well-managed or sustainable FAD use

By Undercurrent News | Aug. 15, 2017 10:12 BST
fish aggregating devices (FADs) for tuna
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Purse seiner fisheries with fishing aggregating devices (FADs) can and should be managed to meet sustainability criteria, International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)'s vice president, Victor Restrepo, said in a statement sent to Undercurrent News last week [...]

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