dFADs undermining MPAs

Drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) are causing bycatch and habitat damage inside marine protected areas. Recent developments include Spain's MPA proposal highlighting 'paper parks', UN pledges on 30x30 funding gaps, and now Australia's marine parks found to protect 'places no one goes' rather than fragile coastal zones, leaving elasmobranch nursery grounds vulnerable. Scientists have sent a letter to the minister ahead of a once-in-a-decade review.