- Long line or
longline may
refer to: Long Line, an
album by
Peter Wolf Long line (topology), or
Alexandroff line, a
topological space Long line (telecommunications)...
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Longlines can be set to hang near the
surface (pelagic
longline) to
catch fish such as tuna and
swordfish or
along the sea
floor (demersal
longline)...
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yellowfin tuna with
encircling nets (purse seines), and by
industrial longlines. In 2010, 558,761
metric tons of
yellowfin tuna were
caught in the western...
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fishermen in many
parts of the
world to keep
their fishing nets, as well as
longlines or droplines, afloat.
Large groups of
fishnets strung together, sometimes...
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Bycatch happens most
commonly with the use of gillnetting,
longlines, or
bottom trawling.
Longlines with bait hook
attachments can
potentially reach lengths...
- fish
stocks in many
regions largely due to overfishing; and by
longline fishing.
Longline fisheries pose the
greatest threat, as
feeding birds are attracted...
- prey
prior to capture, as they are
often found hooked by
their tails on
longlines and with the bait fish in
their stomachs. The
shape of
their eye sockets...
- dangerous. This
shark is caught,
generally in low numbers, as
bycatch on
longlines intended for tuna, swordfish, and
other pelagic sharks, as well as in...
- They are not
usually as long as
longlines and have
fewer hooks, and tend to be stationary.
Trotlining uses a
longline that,
instead of
being tethered...
- problems.
Alaskan orcas have not only
learned how to
steal fish from
longlines, but have also
overcome a
variety of
techniques designed to stop them...
