fish aggregating device definition

fish aggregating device means any man-made or partly man-made floating or semi-submerged device, whether anchored or not, intended for the purpose of aggregating fish, and includes any natural floating object on which a device has been placed to facilitate its location;
fish aggregating device or “FAD” means any anchored equipment floating on the sea surface with the objective of attracting fish”.
fish aggregating device or ‘FAD’ means anchored, drifting, floating or submerged objects deployed or tracked by vessels, including through the use of radio or satellite buoys, for the purpose of aggregating target tuna species for purse seine fishing operations;

More Definitions of fish aggregating device

fish aggregating device or ‘FAD’ means any object or group of objects, of any size, that has or has not been deployed, that is living or non-living, including but not limited to buoys, floats, netting, webbing, plastics, bamboo, logs and whale sharks floating on or near the surface of the water that fish may associate with;
fish aggregating device or ‘FAD’ means a permanent, semi-permanent or temporary object, structure or device of any material, man-made or natural, which is deployed and/or tracked for the purpose of aggregating target tuna species for consequent capture;
fish aggregating device means a man-made or partially man-made floating, semi-submerged or submerged device, whether anchored or not, intended to aggregate fish, and includes any natural floating object on which a device has been placed to facilitate its location;
fish aggregating device. (FAD) means a permanent, semi-permanent or temporary object, structure or device of any material, man-made or natural, which is deployed and/or tracked, and used to aggregate fish for subsequent capture. FADs can either be anchored (aFADs) or drifting (dFADs); (24) ‘fish-aggregating device’ (FAD) means a permanent, semi-permanent or temporary object, structure or device of any material, human-made or natural, which is deployed and/or tracked, and used to aggregate fish for subsequent capture. FADs can either be anchored (aFADs) or drifting (dFADs);
fish aggregating device. (FAD) means any equipment which is floating on the sea surface and is deployed with the objective of attracting fish;
fish aggregating device or “FAD” means any object or group of objects of any size floating on or near the surface of the water or semi-submerged in the water or moving slowly near the surface of the water, whether living or non-living, that has been deployed for the purpose of aggregating fish, or that has not been so deployed but which has or is likely to have the effect of aggregating fish, including but not limited to buoys, floats, netting, webbing, plastics, bamboo, logs and large sea animals;
fish aggregating device means a permanent, semi-permanent or temporary object, structure or device of any material, man made or natural which is deployed or tracked for the purpose of aggregating fish for consequent capture but does not include a buoy tethered with a single line and without other aggregator materials attached. ;