Longlining employs a central fishing line that can range from one to 50 miles long; this line is strung with smaller lines of baited hooks, dangling at evenly spaced intervals. Longlines can be set near the surface to catch pelagic fish like tuna and swordfish, or laid on the sea floor to catch deepdwelling fish like cod and halibut. (www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_gear.aspx)
Large pelagic fish tissue samples were collected at sea by trained longline fishery observers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Islands Regional Observer Program during the years 2009-2011.
Large pelagic fish tissue samples were collected at sea by trained longline fishery observers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Islands Regional Observer Program during the years 2009-2011.
Large pelagic fish tissue samples were collected at sea by trained longline fishery observers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Islands Regional Observer Program during the years 2009-2011.
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