“…Most sets on floating objects were recorded in the equatorial fringe between 0 • N and 10 • N. Solana-Sansores (2001) indicated that floating objects are more likely to be found drifting at these latitudes because of wide river mouths draining into the ocean from areas of high coastal vegetation density (De la Rosa, 1995). This is noteworthy because it has been reported that tuna fisheries that set their nets on floating objects develop mainly in regions close to tropical forests with important freshwater drainage into the ocean (IATTC, 1993;Hallier, 1995;Caddy and Majkowski, 1996;Ariz et al, 1999).…”