@article{fdi:010075192,
  title = {{F}ish aggregating devices drift like oceanographic drifters in the near-surface currents of the {A}tlantic and {I}ndian {O}ceans},
  author = {{I}mzilen, {T}aha and {C}hassot, {E}mmanuel and {B}arde, {J}ulien and {D}emarcq, {H}erv{\'e} and {M}aufroy, {A}. and {R}oa-{P}ascuali, {L}. and {T}ernon, {J}. {F}. and {L}ett, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{K}nowledge of ocean surface dynamics is crucial for oceanographic and climate research. {T}he satellite-tracked movements of hundreds of drifters deployed by research and voluntary observing vessels provide high-frequency and high-resolution information on near-surface currents around the globe. {C}onsequently, they constitute a major component of the {G}lobal {O}cean {O}bserving {S}ystem ({GOOS}). {H}owever, maintaining this array is costly and in some oceanic regions such as the tropics, spatio-temporal coverage is limited. {H}ere, we demonstrate that the {GPS}-buoy equipped fish aggregating devices ({FAD}s) used in tropical tuna fisheries to increase fishing success are also capable of providing comparable near-surface current information. {W}e analyzed millions of position data collected between 2008 and 2014 from more than 15,000 {FAD}s and 2,000 drifters, and combined this information with remotely-sensed near-surface current data to demonstrate that the surface velocity components of {FAD}s and drifters are highly correlated in the {A}tlantic and {I}ndian {O}ceans. {W}hile it was noted that the subsurface structures of {FAD}s did slow them down relative to the drifters, particularly in the {A}tlantic {O}cean, this bias was measurable and could be accounted for in future studies. {O}ur findings show that the physical meteorological and oceanographic data collected by fishermen could provide an invaluable source of information to the {GOOS}. {F}urthermore, by forging closer collaborations with the fishing industry and ensuring their contributions to global ocean databases are properly acknowledged, there is significant scope to capture this data more effectively.},
  keywords = {{D}rifter ; {F}ish aggregating device ; {F}isheries ; {L}agrangian transport ; {O}ceanography ; {S}urface currents ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}rogress in {O}ceanography},
  volume = {171},
  numero = {},
  pages = {108--127},
  ISSN = {0079-6611},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.pocean.2018.11.007},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075192},
}