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About fishing methods and devices

To view a large image and a description of the method or device please click on the thumbnail or links below.

Trawl	Seines	Gillnets
Longlines	Droplines	Squid jigs
Dredges	Traps	Bycatch reduction device
Turtle excluder device	Seal excluder device	Vessel monitoring system

Other methods and devices

Minor lines: Minor lines are short lines and only have a small number of hooks, maybe even just one. They include handlines and the rods and reels of the types that are usually used by recreational fishermen. Trolling is when lures or baits are dragged through the water by a slow-moving boat. Poling is another type of minor line fishing. Poles with a bait or lure attached are trolled through the water and when a fish is hooked it is flicked into the boat, rather than being reeled in.

Diving and hand collection: Some molluscs and crustaceans are collected by picking up, prizing off or digging out by hand. Commonwealth fisheries that use diving and hand collection include trochus, pearl oysters and lobster.

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