@article{fdi:010084258,
  title = {{S}urface habitat modification through industrial tuna fishery practices},
  author = {{D}upaix, {A}. and {C}apello, {M}anuela and {L}ett, {C}hristophe and {A}ndrello, {M}. and {B}arrier, {N}icolas and {V}iennois, {G}. and {D}agorn, {L}aurent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}atural floating objects ({FOB}s) have always been a major component of the habitat of pelagic species. {S}ince the 1990s, the number of {FOB}s in the open ocean has increased greatly as a result of the introduction of fish aggregating devices ({FAD}s) by the industrial tropical tuna purse seine vessels. {T}hese changes, and their potential impacts on the species that associate with {FOB}s, remain poorly understood. {U}sing fisheries observer data, data from satellite-linked tracking buoys attached to {FOB}s and {L}agrangian simulations, this study quantifies the temporal changes in the density and spatial distribution of {FOB}s due to the use of {FAD}s in the {I}ndian {O}cean ({IO}) between 2006 and 2018. {F}rom 2012 to 2018, the entire western {IO} is impacted, with {FAD}s representing more than 85% of the overall {FOB}s, natural {FOB}s less than 10%, and objects originating from pollution 5%. {R}esults also suggest that both {FAD}s and natural {FOB}s densities are lower in the eastern {IO}, but this initial investigation highlights the need for further studies. {O}ur study confirms that {FAD}s have greatly modified the density and spatial distribution of {FOB}s, which highlights the need to investigate potential consequences on the ecology of associated species.},
  keywords = {ecological trap ; fish aggregating devices ; {I}ndian {O}cean ; {L}agrangian simulations ; pelagic habitat ; purse seine fisheries ; tropical tuna},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{ICES} {J}ournal of {M}arine {S}cience},
  volume = {78},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {3075--3088},
  ISSN = {1054-3139},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1093/icesjms/fsab175},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084258},
}