Pelagic longline
Pelagic longlines are set near the surface of the water. Longlines can be many kilometres long and carry thousands of hooks. Baited hooks are attached to the longline by short lines called snoods that hang off the mainline. Pelagic longlines are not anchored and are set to drift near the surface of the ocean with a radio beacon attached so that the vessel can track them to haul in the catch. Pelagic longlines are usually used to catch large tuna and billfish species.
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