Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Sakri, Ambak, Mohd Azmi, Shamsudin, Lokman, Samsudin, Mohd Zaini
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Science 1996
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42493/1/Importance%20of%20fish%20aggregating%20devices%20%28FADs%29%20as%20substrates%20for%20food%20organisms%20of%20fish.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42493/7/1-s2.0-0165783696004730-main.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42493/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0165783696004730
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Various hypothesis have been proposed to explain why floating artificial habitats are successful in attracting fishes. Food may be a stimulus for aggregating some species around Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs). This study attempts to discover if sessile marine organisms which readily encrust traditi...