Fish Aggregating Devices - FADs
Allocated Funding from the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Trust
Saltwater Trust Allocation: 2008/09 - $194,000
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) deploys a series of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) each year along the NSW coast between the months of September and June. The FADs are funded by the Recreational Fishing Saltwater Trust and are installed to provide better fishing for recreational sport and game anglers by creating an alternative to traditional fishing grounds. The NSW DPI FADs have become a popular target fishing location for many recreational fishers, possibly relieving fishing pressure on popular demersal fish species and locations by drawing seasonal pelagic fish from warm water delivered to the NSW coast by the East Australian Current (EAC).
For more information on this program funded by the Recreational Fishing Trust, to obtain small pelagic tags or to report a lost or damaged FAD please contact the program coordinator at NSW DPI on (02) 9527 8411. Email: fisheries.FADs@dpi.nsw.gov.au.