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Assessing the drift of fish aggregating devices in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Philippe F. V. W. Frankemölle
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Department of Physics, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Marine and Fluvial Systems, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Peter D. Nooteboom
Department of Physics, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Centre for Complex Systems Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Joe Scutt Phillips
Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia
Lauriane Escalle
Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia
Simon Nicol
Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia
Centre for Conservation Ecology and Genomics, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
Erik van Sebille
Department of Physics, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Centre for Complex Systems Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Tuna fisheries in the Pacific often use drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) to attract fish that are advected by subsurface flow through underwater appendages. Using a particle advection model, we find that virtual particles advected by surface flow are displaced farther than virtual dFADs. We find a relation between El Niño–Southern Oscillation and circular motion in some areas, influencing dFAD densities. This information helps us to understand processes that drive dFAD distribution.
Tuna fisheries in the Pacific often use drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) to attract...
