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Fish-aggregating devices (FADs) around La Réunion; locations listed, some missing

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Area: LA REUNION FISH_AGGREGATING_DEVICE_FAD Reference : Notice 26 30-T-08 Fish concentration devices are wet around the island of Reunion. They are equipped with a line of floats of orange, red or yellow color and a radar reflector. The following list updates their state of presence (In place, Absent or Degraded). Le Port 20-54.05S 055-09.86E - In place Pichette 20-51.46S 055-08.29E - In place La Pointe 20-50.00S 055-12.95E - In place Cap Noir 20-46.38S 055-17.00E - In place Grande Chaloupe 20-50.78S 055-20.49E - in place Potences 20-47.33S 055-21.95E - in place Cap Bernard 20-48.39S 055-26.31E - in place Butor 20-45.15S 055-26.90E - in place Sainte-Marie 20-49.29S 055-32.33E - in place *Sainte-Suzanne 20-49.60S 055-38.60E - *missing Bagatelle 20-46.27S 055-40.02E - in place Bois-Rouge 20-51.60S 055-41.17E - in place Champ Borne 20-53.51S 055-43.83E - in place Bourbier Saint-Benoît 20-58.09S 055-45.78E - in place Sainte-Anne 21-02.98S 055-46.61E - in place Rivière de l'Est 21-03.53S 055-50.35E - in place Sainte-Rose 21-07.20S 055-54.00E - in place *Lacroix 21-09.38S 055-52.29E - *missing Cascades 21-12.50S 055-53.34E - in place Grand Brûlé 21-15.59S 055-52.92E - in place *Saint-Philippe *21-25.95S *055-46.53E - in place Cap Méchant 21-26.05S 055-42.07E - in place Cap Jaune 21-27.52S 055-39.28E - in place Piton Babet 21-28.83S 055-36.17E - in place Cayenne 21-25.09S 055-35.96E - in place Manapany 21-25.88S 055-33.30E - 1n place *Grands-Bois *21-27.99S *055-30.20E - in place *Saint-Pierre *21-26.27S *055-26.02E - in place Ravine Blanche 21-22.85S 055-26.85E - in place Pierrefonds 21-23.06S 055-23.03E - in place Saint-Étienne 21-22.60S 055-19.50E - in place Saint-Louis 21-20.50S 055-21.10E - in place Le Gouffre 21-18.51S 055-18.90E - in place Ruisseau 21-20.29S 055-14.08E - in place Étang-Salé 21-17.31S 055-15.41E - in place Vouve 21-14.60S 055-14.99E - in place Stella 21-15.04S 055-07.55E - in place Portail 21-15.00S 055-11.52E - in place Du Trou 21-18.76S 055-08.89E - in place Roches tendres 21-12.71S 055-13.22E - in place Grand Étang 21-10.70S 055-07.30E - in place La Nouvelle 21-10.13S 055-14.41E - in place Saint-Leu 21-09.21S 055-10.11E - in place Ermitage 21-07.70S 055-06.60E - in place *Saint-Gilles *21-03.18S *055-07.67E - in place Boucan Canot 21-02.10S 055-04.70E - in place Baie de Saint-Paul 20-58.24S 055-14.48E - in place Cap La Houssaye 20-57.54S 055-04.50E - in place Saint-Paul 20-57.05S 055-08.87E - in place Omega 20-56.80S 055-12.25E - in place Depending on weather conditions, the DCPs may be temporarily immersed. It is advisable to navigate more than one mile from a DCP, given the observed avoidance radius. The prefectural decree 2008-1742 consolidated on May 25, 2021 defines the nautical restrictions as they approach these devices. * : New entry or modification. (POSITIONS : WGS84) Navigate with caution

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A list of fish aggregation devices (DCP/FAD) around La Réunion is published with WGS84 positions and their status (In place, Missing or Degraded). Several entries are marked missing or are noted as new or modified. Mariners are advised DCPs may be temporarily submerged and to navigate with caution and keep more than one mile from a DCP. No dates or expiry are given in the message.

Type: Navigational hazard · severity moderate
Feed: Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: La Reunion and surrounding waters
Hazards: fish aggregation devices (DCP/FAD), partially immersed devices, floating lines and radar reflectors

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