@article{fdi:010080519,
  title = {{A}ggregative capacity of experimental anchored {F}ish {A}ggregating {D}evices (a{FAD}s) in {N}ortheastern {B}razil revealed through electronic tagging data},
  author = {{V}eras, {L}. {Q}. and {C}apello, {M}anuela and {F}orget, {F}abien and {T}olotti, {M}. {T}. and {V}eras, {D}. {P}. and {D}agorn, {L}aurent and {H}azin, {F}. {H}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}atches of pelagic fish associated to anchored {F}ish {A}ggregating {D}evices have been responsible for increases in income, fish consumption, and even cultural identity of artisanal fishing communities in many developing countries worldwide. {N}onetheless, in {B}razil, a{FAD} fishing is still poorly developed and studied. {I}n this experiment, {FAD}s were anchored offshore the city of {R}ecife ({N}ortheastern {B}razil) to investigate the potential of moored buoys in the aggregation of commercially important pelagic species near the coast, as an alternative fishing site for artisanal fishers. {T}he behavior of acoustically tagged fish was investigated to assess whether they were attracted to the {FAD}s and how long they remained associated to them. {T}he results indicated that, although economically important species were found near the {FAD}s, they did not remain associated for long periods. {F}rom the four species tagged, {A}canthocybium solandri, {C}oryphaena hippurus, {T}hunnus atlanticus, and {C}aranx crysos, only the two latter were detected at the {FAD}s. {B}oth species presented a preference for a specific {FAD}, with stronger site fidelity being recorded for {C}. crysos. {T}his species presented {T}otal {R}esident {T}imes ({TRT}s) of more than a month and continuous residence times of more than 14 consecutive days. {T} atlanticus, on the other hand, remained around the buoys for short time intervals, with a maximum {TRT} of only two days. {S}hort diurnal excursions far from the {FAD}s and few longer excursions during nighttime were recorded for {C}. crysos. {T}hese results do not support the possible use of moored {FAD}s near the coast of {R}ecife as an alternative fishing site for artisanal fisheries. {I}t is possible that the geomorphological characteristics of the experimental area did not favor the aggregative behavior of large pelagic fish species, such as tunas, around {FAD}s.},
  keywords = {{A}ssociative behavior ; {A}coustic tagging ; {M}oored {FAD}s ; {P}elagic fish ; {A}rtisanal fishing ; {BRESIL} {NORD} {EST} ; {RECIFE} ; {ATLANTIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}cean and {C}oastal {R}esearch},
  volume = {68},
  numero = {},
  pages = {e20284 [14 p.]},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1590/s2675-28242020068284},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080519},
}