November 12, 2021 โ Kauaโi is set to receive new Fish Aggregation Devices when a state program receives its next round of federal funding.
FADs attract species including tuna, ono, mahimahi and types of billfish, to fishersโ benefit. Kauaโi has two installed off its North and South Shores, respectively, but the island is missing another seven.
โKauaโi will be the first, next stop for replacing the FADs,โ said researcher Kim Holland, of the Hawaiโi Institute of Marine Biology, on Wednesday. โWe hope thatโs going to happen before the end of the year.โ
Kauaโi will be allotted five new devices in the immediate future, with more planned.
The Hawaiโi FAD program, which totals 55 units when complete, has existed since 1980. Itโs currently operated by HIMB, the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, the University of Hawaiโi and the Hawaiโi Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources.
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