@article{fdi:010052901,
  title = {{A}re drifting {FAD}s essential for testing the ecological trap hypothesis ?},
  author = {{D}agorn, {L}aurent and {H}olland, {K}. {N}. and {F}ilmalter, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ecause tropical tunas are known to aggregate around floating objects, it has been suggested that the large number of drifting fish aggregating devices ({FADS}) built and deployed by purse seiners could act as an 'ecological trap'. {T}his hypothesis states that these networks of drifting {FADS} could take fish to areas where they would not normally go or retain them in places that they would otherwise leave. {B}ecause the ecological trap hypothesis was first advanced for drifting {FAD}s, some have argued that only studies using drifting {FAD}s can test this hypothesis. {H}owever, because working with drifting {FAD}s is difficult, accepting this precept would preclude the scientific community from providing urgently needed information to organizations charged with management of fisheries that exploit drifting {FAD}s. {W}e argue that because both anchored and drifting {FAD}s alter the natural environment, the more easily accessible anchored {FAD}s can be used to test the ecological trap hypothesis. {A}lso, based on a comparative scientific approach, we argue that understanding the behaviour of tunas around anchored {FAD}s can improve our general understanding of tunas around all types of floating objects and help design new, well focused studies for drifting {FAD}s. {A}s anchored {FAD}s are easier to access and offer a greater potential for research, we encourage scientists to design and conduct studies (in particular on the behaviour of fish at {FADS}) around the moored structures.},
  keywords = {{FAD} ; {E}cological trap hypothesis ; {T}unas},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}isheries {R}esearch},
  volume = {106},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {60--63},
  ISSN = {0165-7836},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.fishres.2010.07.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010052901},
}