Seasonal Distribution of Tuna and Non-tuna Species Associated With Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs) in the Western Indian Ocean Using Fishery-Independent Data

Seasonal Distribution of Tuna and Non-tuna Species Associated With Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs) in the Western Indian Ocean Using Fishery-Independent Data

Man-made floating objects in the surface of tropical oceans, also called drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs), attract tens of marine species, including tunas and non-tuna species. In the Indian Ocean, around 80% of the sets currently made by the EU purse-seine fleet are on DFADs. Due to the im...

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Main Authors: Blanca Orúe, Maria Grazia Pennino, Jon Lopez, Gala Moreno, Josu Santiago, Lourdes Ramos, Hilario Murua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Bayesian models
bycatch species
echo-sounder
Fish Aggregating Devices
FADs
INLA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00441/full

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