Research

August 2023 Update: Annual Catch and Effort Summary off San Juan, PR FAD caught YFT- Sept 22'.  Photo:  caribbeanfishingacademy.com  Over six years ago, we approached several captains around Puerto Rico to voluntarily provide

Acoustic Detections Reveal FAD Depth Use August 2023 Since last summer, acoustic transmitters have been deployed at 10 deployment sites among 6 different pelagic fish species.  A total of 26 acoustic

Visual surveys began during the 2016-2017 field season.  Since then, 29 visual surveys have been conducted (as of June 2019).  In the next research segment, visual surveys will continue now

One of the key outcomes of our earlier FAD research was the development of an initiative to collect seafood supply chain information from fishermen and restaurants in Puerto Rico that