July 13, 2026
The Silent Damage Behind Your Canned Tuna
Right now, somewhere in the open ocean, a raft the size of a small table is drifting with no one steering it. It's called a fish aggregating device, or FAD, and the tuna industry drops thousands of them into the water every year to lure fish to the surface. A new study published in Science Advances tracked where these rafts actually end up, and the answer is unsettling: they've likely drifted through more than half of the world's marine protected areas by total area, with over 6,300 strandings recorded across 174 protected areas in 53 countries and territories.
When a drifting FAD washes onto a reef, its trailing net snags and breaks coral, then breaks down into plastic pollution in the exact places set aside to stay clean. The nets keep "ghost fishing" long after anyone's watching, entangling turtles and sharks. Nearly 500 at-risk species live in the protected areas where these strandings happen, and the cleanup burden usually falls on small island communities who never saw a dollar of profit from the tuna these devices caught.
Andrew breaks down what the study found, why protected areas can't defend against gear that doesn't recognize boundaries, and the one label on a can of tuna that tells you whether you're funding this problem or not. It's a same-day, ten-second habit that pushes back on the exact fishing method behind the damage.
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Somewhere in the open ocean right now,
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there is a raft about
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the size of a small table,
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drifting on the current.
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It has a GPS beacon on top and a long
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tail of netting hanging underneath.
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Nobody is steering it.
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And there's a decent chance it's drifting
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toward one of the places we've set
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aside to protect.
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I want to tell you about that raft today
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because a new study just put out a
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number on how far these things travel.
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And the number is
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genuinely hard to shake.
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The raft is called a
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fish aggregating device.
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In the tuna industry, people say FADs.
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The idea behind it is
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simple, almost clever.
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Fish are drawn to anything
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floating in the open water.
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Put out a raft, wait, and a whole
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community shows up underneath it,
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including tuna.
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The GPS beacon tells the fleet exactly
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where the raft is and roughly how much
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life has gathered below.
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When it's worth the trip, a boat comes
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out and scoops the whole thing.
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Thousands of these are released into the
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ocean and left to drift.
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And that's where the trouble starts
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because a drifting raft goes where the
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current takes it.
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The study published in the journal of
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science advances in June tracked the
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public data on these devices.
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Researchers found that they've likely
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drifted through more than half of the
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world's marine
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protected areas by total area.
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Not half of one region, half of the
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protected ocean worldwide.
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The team has also counted the times these
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rafts actually washed up or got stuck and
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came back with more than 6,000 strandings
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across 174 protected areas in 53
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different countries and territories.
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So here's the obvious question.
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A raft drifts into a protected zone.
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Why does that matter?
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It matters because a protected area is
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meant to be the ocean safe room.
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It's the stretch where you fence off.
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It's on paper so that coral
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turtles and fish can recover.
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And these devices don't read the signs.
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When one washes onto a reef, the netting
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underneath snags and breaks the coral.
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When it starts falling apart, it becomes
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plastic pollution in
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the exact place where
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we're trying to keep it clean.
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And that hanging that keeps fishing even
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after nobody's watching.
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It entangles sea turtles and sharks long
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after any Tuda were ever caught.
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The study found nearly 500 at risk
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species living inside the
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protected areas where these
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strandings happen and the
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damage clusters in a few hotspots.
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The Central Pacific, the Western Indian
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Ocean and the Caribbean.
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Here's the part that
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stuck with me though.
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These devices come from
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large industrial fleets.
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But when they wash ashore, the cleanup
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usually lands on
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small island communities.
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The people who often see none of the
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profit from that Tuna end up hauling the
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equipment right off their beaches.
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One of the studies co-authors and
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economists from the University of Hawaii,
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Manoa, put the core problem plainly.
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Protected areas are drawn to guard
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specific places, but drifting gear
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doesn't recognize those boundaries.
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Now, I don't want to leave you sitting in
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the bad news because
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there's real movement here.
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The industry has started to change.
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Some fleets are switching to devices that
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are less harmful and more biodegradable
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so that a lost raft breaks down instead
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of choking a reef more for years.
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That's genuine progress.
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But the researchers are clear that it
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isn't enough on its own.
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They're calling for three things.
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Stronger rules on how these devices get
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used, better tracking so a lost raft can
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be traced back to whoever put it in the
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water and real systems to go out and
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retrieve them before
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they turn into debris.
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That's the policy side and that matters.
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But you probably can't pass fishing
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regulation this afternoon.
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It's not going to happen anytime soon.
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So let me give you the
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lever you actually have.
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This whole problem traces back to one
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style of tuna fishing.
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The drifting device method and you weigh
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in on that every time
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you buy a can of tuna.
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Next time you're at the store, flip the
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can over and look for two phrases.
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Pull in line caught or FAD free.
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That's tuna caught without these rafts.
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If the can doesn't say it,
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that's usually your answer.
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It takes about 10 seconds to look.
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And if you want to check a specific
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brand, a free seafood guide like seafood
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will rate it for you in
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about the same amount of time.
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You're not going to clean a reef halfway
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across the world from your kitchen.
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I'm not going to pretend otherwise, but
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demand is the reason these devices are in
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the water in the first place.
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Choose the tuna caught the harder,
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cleaner way and chip away at the reason
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to drift another raft
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into a protected zone.
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Because in the end, a protected area only
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protects what stays inside the lines.
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When the harm drifts in on its own
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protection needs help from the outside.
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Sometimes that help is better rules and
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better tracking and sometimes just a
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better choice made quietly at the shelf.
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Somewhere in the open ocean right now,
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there is a raft about
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the size of a small table,
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drifting on the current.
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It has a GPS beacon on top and a long
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tail of netting hanging underneath.
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Nobody is steering it.
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And there's a decent chance it's drifting
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toward one of the places we've set
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aside to protect.
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I want to tell you about that raft today
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because a new study just put out a
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number on how far these things travel.
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And the number is
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genuinely hard to shake.
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The raft is called a
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fish aggregating device.
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In the tuna industry, people say FADs.
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The idea behind it is
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simple, almost clever.
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Fish are drawn to anything
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floating in the open water.
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Put out a raft, wait, and a whole
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community shows up underneath it,
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including tuna.
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The GPS beacon tells the fleet exactly
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where the raft is and roughly how much
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life has gathered below.
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When it's worth the trip, a boat comes
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out and scoops the whole thing.
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Thousands of these are released into the
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ocean and left to drift.
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And that's where the trouble starts
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because a drifting raft goes where the
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current takes it.
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The study published in the journal of
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science advances in June tracked the
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public data on these devices.
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Researchers found that they've likely
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drifted through more than half of the
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world's marine
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protected areas by total area.
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Not half of one region, half of the
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protected ocean worldwide.
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The team has also counted the times these
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rafts actually washed up or got stuck and
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came back with more than 6,000 strandings
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across 174 protected areas in 53
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different countries and territories.
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So here's the obvious question.
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A raft drifts into a protected zone.
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Why does that matter?
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It matters because a protected area is
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meant to be the ocean safe room.
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It's the stretch where you fence off.
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It's on paper so that coral
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turtles and fish can recover.
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And these devices don't read the signs.
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When one washes onto a reef, the netting
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underneath snags and breaks the coral.
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When it starts falling apart, it becomes
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plastic pollution in
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the exact place where
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we're trying to keep it clean.
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And that hanging that keeps fishing even
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after nobody's watching.
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It entangles sea turtles and sharks long
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after any Tuda were ever caught.
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The study found nearly 500 at risk
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species living inside the
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protected areas where these
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strandings happen and the
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damage clusters in a few hotspots.
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The Central Pacific, the Western Indian
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Ocean and the Caribbean.
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Here's the part that
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stuck with me though.
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These devices come from
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large industrial fleets.
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But when they wash ashore, the cleanup
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usually lands on
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small island communities.
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The people who often see none of the
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profit from that Tuna end up hauling the
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equipment right off their beaches.
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One of the studies co-authors and
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economists from the University of Hawaii,
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Manoa, put the core problem plainly.
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Protected areas are drawn to guard
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specific places, but drifting gear
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doesn't recognize those boundaries.
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Now, I don't want to leave you sitting in
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the bad news because
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there's real movement here.
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The industry has started to change.
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Some fleets are switching to devices that
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are less harmful and more biodegradable
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so that a lost raft breaks down instead
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of choking a reef more for years.
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That's genuine progress.
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But the researchers are clear that it
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isn't enough on its own.
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They're calling for three things.
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Stronger rules on how these devices get
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used, better tracking so a lost raft can
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be traced back to whoever put it in the
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water and real systems to go out and
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retrieve them before
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they turn into debris.
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That's the policy side and that matters.
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But you probably can't pass fishing
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regulation this afternoon.
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It's not going to happen anytime soon.
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So let me give you the
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lever you actually have.
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This whole problem traces back to one
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style of tuna fishing.
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The drifting device method and you weigh
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in on that every time
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you buy a can of tuna.
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Next time you're at the store, flip the
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can over and look for two phrases.
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Pull in line caught or FAD free.
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That's tuna caught without these rafts.
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If the can doesn't say it,
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that's usually your answer.
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It takes about 10 seconds to look.
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And if you want to check a specific
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brand, a free seafood guide like seafood
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will rate it for you in
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about the same amount of time.
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You're not going to clean a reef halfway
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across the world from your kitchen.
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I'm not going to pretend otherwise, but
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demand is the reason these devices are in
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the water in the first place.
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Choose the tuna caught the harder,
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cleaner way and chip away at the reason
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to drift another raft
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into a protected zone.
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Because in the end, a protected area only
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protects what stays inside the lines.
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When the harm drifts in on its own
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protection needs help from the outside.
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Sometimes that help is better rules and
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better tracking and sometimes just a
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better choice made quietly at the shelf.
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That's it for today's episode on this
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episode of how to
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Trying something new, trying more of a
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of functional and less robotic.
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I hope it got what you wanted.
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