Tuvalu launches FAD recycling scheme

Drifting fish aggregating devices

The Stichting Pacifical Foundation and the Tuvalu Fisheries Authority have joined forces to implement a pioneering Fish Aggregating Device Buoy Retrieval and Recycling Programme in Tuvalu

The initiative aims to reduce marine debris, promote sustainable tuna fisheries and create local economic opportunities by retrieving, refurbishing and recycling free-drifting buoys used in industrial tuna fishing.

It will also contribute to regional scientific research through data collection in collaboration with the Pacific Community.

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