Nonprofit Uncovers Web of Illegal Activity Lurking in International Waters: 'The Sea Is Like a Minefield'

Nonprofit uncovers web of illegal activity lurking in international waters: 'The sea is like a minefield'

At any given moment, a ship from the nonprofit Sea Shepherd may be stealthily sailing the Mediterranean. As the BBC reported, the group covertly scours these waters off the coast of Italy to clean up a dangerous fishing method: fish aggregating devices. An FAD is a general term for a bundle of solid objects and nets, which are strung together along long ropes and anchored to the seabed. Fishers have used them for thousands of years, according to…