The Tuna Conservation Group (TunaCons), representing almost 40% of the Ecuadorian fleet has announced after several years of research dedicated to reducing environmental impacts that it will replace 20% of its traditional drifting fish aggregation devices with ecoFADs or biodegradable systems during 2020.According to TunaCons, replacing conventional FADs with biodegradable rafts is one of the main challenges facing the tuna sector worldwide, and the organisation is taking on this commitment with the objective of reducing ocean pollution.In this way, TunaCons is pioneering the promotion of measures committed to the care of the oceans. In addition, this measure adds to the national government's intense activity designed to adequately respond to the yellow card issued by the European Union at the end of last year, so that Ecuadorian fisheries exports can return to the positive status that the country has always maintained.
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