The Assessment of the Interaction Between Fish Aggregating Devices and Artisanal Fisheries. Document 3: Fiji Country Report.

Abstract

Sections 1 and 2 of this report provide a general background to Fiji and give a general description of its fisheries. Sections 3 and 4 describe the choice of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) study sites and the status of the adjacent reef fisheries. Historical and current data FAD deployments are desribed in section 5. Section 6 outlines data collection methods, presentation of data and their analysis. Finally in section 7, general conclusions and recommendations are presented.

Citation

Marine Resources Assessment Group Ltd., Fisheries Management Science Programme, Overseas Development Administration, London, UK, 58 pp.

The Assessment of the Interaction Between Fish Aggregating Devices and Artisanal Fisheries. Document 3: Fiji Country Report.

Published 1 January 1994