EDITORIAL

Thank you all for your positive comments following the publication of the inaugural issue of the SPC FAD Information Bulletin. We are happy to welcome new members, not only from around the Pacific region, but also from places like the Caribbean, India and Iran. For this second issue, Dr Kim N. Holland, from Hawaii, gets the ball rolling with a very comprehensive review of the various studies undertaken on the behaviour of tuna associated with FADs. This paper proves that scientific research can sometimes become romantic, like when tuna are followed swimming in the direction of the rising moon. A lot of work has already been done in this fieldÑone study being the famous ultrasonic tracking of tuna carried out by Dr Holland himselfÑand a lot more are currently underway in French Polynesia and the Indian Ocean. We will try to keep you informed on their progress in future issues. The second article, by Shinichiro Kakuma, presents the well