FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Fish aggregating devices (FADs): good or bad fishing tools? A question of scale and knowledge FOREWORD: Tahiti International Conference "Tuna Fisheries and FADs", November 2011 BT AF TAQUET, Marc AS 1:1; FF 1:PDG-DCOP; C1 IFREMER, Ifremer Pacific Ctr, Labex Corail, UMR EIO 241, Taravao, Tahiti, Fr Polynesia. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE SI TAHITI SE PDG-DCOP IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 IF 0.919 TC 12 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00137/24835/22915.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Fish aggregating devices;Tuna fisheries;FAD history;FAD bibliography AB It is estimated that fish aggregating devices (FADs) are now used for over 40% of world tropical tuna catches, making this technique a major phenomenon for high seas fisheries worldwide, and one that has experienced great expansion over the past three decades. The question of whether the FAD is a good or a bad tool for the exploitation of marine resources depends on many parameters. To respond to this question, it is necessary to distinguish different scales of exploitation (artisanal vs. industrial) and various types of FADs (anchored vs. drifting), but it is also very important to gather more data and conduct further research on this topic to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon and of its impacts. As such, twelve years after the first international conference devoted to FADs, which was held in Martinique (French West Indies), a new multi-scalar global assessment of FAD fisheries development and a review of the progress of research in this field was deemed vital. The latest international conference, "Tuna Fisheries and Fish Aggregating Devices", was held in Tahiti in November 2011, and it was an event that welcomed nearly 150 conference attendees from 40 different countries, three ocean regions, and the Mediterranean. This is an analysis of the relevant literature gathered by the author in the bibliographic database FADBASE. Then, the major issues already addressed by the scientific community are set out, and gaps and research priorities are highlighted for anchored and drifting FADs management. PY 2013 PD JAN SO Aquatic Living Resources SN 0990-7440 PU Edp Sciences S A VL 26 IS 1 UT 000317896900004 BP 25 EP 35 DI 10.1051/alr/2013043 ID 24835 ER EF