“Most deployed dFADs are ‘lost’ either accidentally or intentionally, and so regulating to minimise this ‘loss’ and therefore minimise the risk of overall interaction with MPAs is, I think, the most important element" news.mongabay.com/2026/07/drif...

Drifting tuna fishing gear enter half of marine protected areas: studyMarine protected areas (MPAs) may prohibit industrial fishing within their boundaries, but they cannot stop fishing gear released elsewhere from drifting inside. A new global study estimates that drif...news.mongabay.com