The efficiency aggregating of fish toward the different fads (fish aggregating device: tukun & unjam)

Abstract

Artisanal fishers have developed various types with different designs and material of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) to create new fishing ground near with their villages for fishing activities. The most popular FADs in Malaysia and commonly deployed in coastal are bottom FADs (tukun) and midwater FADs (unjam). There are different types of fish with different species was aggregate near FADs depend on their structure and materials. The objectives of the study is to improve the better FADs aggregate fish between bottom FADs and midwater FADs. Artificial lure made from metal known as Metal jig is use during sampling to attract the fish. All the data collected was identified and total length, standard length and weight recorded. The data was run in Multivariate Statistical Package (Cluster and Diversity Analysis).