Question :

(i) Give two reasons why fish could be aggregating around a floating object.
(ii) What are the differences between
(a) an anchored fish aggregating device;
(b) a drifting fish aggregating device; and
(c) a naturally drifting object?

(iii) How does a purse seiner locate a drifting fish aggregating device it has deployed?

(iv) Give two main causes of loss of anchored fish aggregating devices in Mauritius and propose solutions to those causes.

(v) Why would you advise a fisherman to go fishing around a fish aggregating device? Support your advice by stating at least two concrete reasons?

(vi) Briefly describe two safety precautions fishermen operating around fish aggregating devices should take, and why?

(vii) List fishing techniques utilized around anchored fish aggregating devices in Mauritius.

(viii) Give the names of 5 species of fish commonly caught around anchored fish aggregating devices in Mauritius.