{"id":7550,"date":"2016-05-31T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.p4.greenpeace.org\/post\/turning-ocean-destruction-into-brighter-ideas\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:49:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:49:24","slug":"turning-ocean-destruction-into-brighter-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/7550\/turning-ocean-destruction-into-brighter-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning ocean destruction into brighter ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deployed in their thousands and killing non-target species in their millions, fish aggregating devices (FADs<\/a>) are a scourge to our oceans, devastating marine life to supply companies like Thai Union.<\/p>\n

Made up of nets, metal and bamboo frames, buoys and ribbon, these marine snares also have beacons which tell their owners where they are and often the amount of sea life that has gathered beneath them. This bundle of electronics is made up of rechargeable batteries, solar panels, LED lights and circuitry.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just the damage they do at sea \u2013 this gear often ends up either in huge trash heaps on land, or washed up on reefs. So, while the crew of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza have been recovering and dismantling every one that we find in the Indian Ocean, our enterprising on-board whizzkids have been using some nifty tricks to recycle \u2013 or upcycle \u2013 the components to provide shade from the elements as well as rugged, solar-powered power supplies and lamps.<\/p>\n

The shade part is easy: just prop the FADs up on stilts and \u2013 \u2018hey presto\u2019 \u2013 there\u2019s your shelter from sun, wind and rain.<\/p>\n

\"FAD

Crew beneath a FAD-shade on the lookout for marine snares<\/p><\/div>\n

But the power supplies and lamps are the clever part. So with these things potentially washing up somewhere near you, we\u2019ve made a walk-through guide<\/a> on instructables.com<\/a> so you too can learn how to convert some of the most commonly-found types of FAD beacon into lamps that can provide light for an entire night, or charge cell phones and laptops using the power of the sun.<\/p>\n

\"Crew

A Greenpeace crew member makes the first FAD lamp prototype<\/p><\/div>\n

We\u2019ve put the other parts of the FADs to good use too: the buoys will go to coastal communities for artisanal fishing.<\/p>\n

\"Buoyes

Buoys collected from recovered FADs<\/p><\/div>\n

Also, via a local NGO, we’re passing on the solar panels to village tinkerers to find their own creative uses for the them.<\/p>\n

Why not check out the\u00a0instructable<\/a>, or tweet @gp_espy<\/a> with your ideas about what to do with an old FAD?<\/p>\n

Tom Lowe is Multimedia Editor for the Communications Hub at Greenpeace International, aboard the Esperanza.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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