Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish
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...
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| author | Ibrahim, Sakri Ambak, Mohd Azmi Shamsudin, Lokman Samsudin, Mohd Zaini |
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| description | 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 traditional FADs, are important food organisms for fish. A new group of FADs was installed in a rich fishing ground. Different parts of the FADs were sampled every 2 weeks for identification of encrusted organisms, and ten species were identified. The density of the organisms fluctuated with time of immersion. Plankton collected from the water at the FAD sites was also identified. Stomach contents of 90 fishes caught around these FADs were analyzed and the organisms found in the stomachs were compared with those on the FADs. This study suggests that the attraction of fishes to FADs is due to mechanisms other than feeding on organisms encrusting the FADs. |
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| spelling | upm-424932024-08-05T08:05:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42493/ Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish Ibrahim, Sakri Ambak, Mohd Azmi Shamsudin, Lokman Samsudin, Mohd Zaini 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 traditional FADs, are important food organisms for fish. A new group of FADs was installed in a rich fishing ground. Different parts of the FADs were sampled every 2 weeks for identification of encrusted organisms, and ten species were identified. The density of the organisms fluctuated with time of immersion. Plankton collected from the water at the FAD sites was also identified. Stomach contents of 90 fishes caught around these FADs were analyzed and the organisms found in the stomachs were compared with those on the FADs. This study suggests that the attraction of fishes to FADs is due to mechanisms other than feeding on organisms encrusting the FADs. Elsevier Science 1996-07 Article PeerReviewed text en 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 text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42493/7/1-s2.0-0165783696004730-main.pdf Ibrahim, Sakri and Ambak, Mohd Azmi and Shamsudin, Lokman and Samsudin, Mohd Zaini (1996) Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish. Fisheries Research, 27 (4). pp. 265-273. ISSN 0165-7836; ESSN: 1872-6763 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0165783696004730 10.1016/0165-7836(96)00473-0 |
| spellingShingle | Ibrahim, Sakri Ambak, Mohd Azmi Shamsudin, Lokman Samsudin, Mohd Zaini Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish |
| title | Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish |
| title_full | Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish |
| title_fullStr | Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish |
| title_short | Importance of fish aggregating devices (FADs) as substrates for food organisms of fish |
| title_sort | importance of fish aggregating devices (fads) as substrates for food organisms of fish |
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