Every now and then, Lucinda Coast Guard gets handed some mysterious floating objects, which at first glance are hard to identify. Lately two identical objects were handed in, within a few weeks of each other, and this prompted some official enquiries to help identify them.
After showing the objects to Department of Fisheries personnel, they were formally identified as location beacons which are attached to long-line fishing runs by foreign fishing vessels, catching Tuna, and are also attached to FAD’s (Fish Attracting Devices) where pelagic species such as Tuna and Mahi Mahi congregate.
These devices send a location signal to the fishing boats so that they can return to the spot after setting other lines far and wide. So, mystery solved. Coast Guard volunteers are awaiting the next mystery object to be found in our waters.
(Contributed with thanks by Steve Whipps, Commander, Coast Guard Lucinda)
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