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DFW deploys more FADs
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Posted on Aug 04 2000
The Division of Fish and Wildlife has deployed navigational bouys which serve as Fish Aggregating Devices for local fishermen. The devices are constructed of Fiberglass Cylindrical in shape and painted in yellow. The devices have been fitted with a photo sensor lighting system that flashes very five from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The location of FADs are provided here to assist Fishermen as well as navigators:
Bouy No. Global Positioning System Land Bearing
1 15 deg. 17 min. 190 sec. N 95.5 deg. to top of Suicide Cliff
145 deg. 41 min. 33 sec. E 111 deg. to Air Force Radar Tracking System
153 deg. to Mt. Tapochao
2 15 deg. 19 min. 319 sec. N 127 deg. to Mt. Tapochao
145 deg. 32 min. 870 sec. E 103 deg. to Suicide Cliff 164 deg. to highest eastern Cliff
of Tinian
3 15 deg. 14 min. 904 sec. N 116 deg. to Mt. Tapochao 145 deg. 29 min. 777 sec. E 103 deg. to Suicide Cliff 164 deg. to highest eastern Cliff on Tinian
4 15 deg. 09 min. 849 sec. N 085 deg. to Mt. Tapochao 145 deg. 28 min. 242 sec. E 128 deg. highest eastern Cliff on Tinian
166 deg. to Goat island highest western part of cliffline
5 14 deg. 12 min. 7 sec. N 168 deg. Sabana Microwave Antennae
209 deg. Ayota 189 deg. Northern Tip of Rota
6 14 deg. 05 min. 8 sec. N 108 deg. to Taipingot Point 145 deg. 09 min. 2 sec. E 144 deg. Punya Point
064 deg. Malilok Point
7 15 deg. 04 min. 6 sec. N 239 deg. to Mt. Tapochao 145 deg. 32 min. 94 sec. E 239 deg. to Goat Island highest western part of cliffline
340 deg. to Puntan Dablo
8 14 deg. 59 min. 9 sec. N 055 deg. to Mt. Tapochao 145 deg. 27 min. 7 sec. E 145 deg. to Goat Island highest western part of cliffline
105 deg. to Tinian highest southern cliff
9 15 deg. o5 min. 4 sec. N 168 deg. to Mt. Tapochao 145 deg. 45 min. 8 sec. E 099 deg. to Naftan Point 335 deg. to Marpo Point
10 14 deg. 59 min. 5 sec. N 181 deg. to Mt Tapochao 145 deg. 59 min. 5 sec. N 161 deg. to Agingan Point
058 deg. to Marpi Point
The DFW is also asking the cooperation of all mariners to submit a catch report for each FAD and any other information pertaining to the condition of the FAD. This information is very important in the success of this project.
