longline
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Balearic shearwaters are long-lived but Critically Endangered mainly because of declines driven by fisheries by-catch, as they can get caught on baited longline hooks and gill nets.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
By 2018, the entire population of orcas in these waters had taught one another to feast on longline buffets, with whole groups that previously foraged on seals and penguins developing a taste for human-caught toothfish.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
“They had everyone snowballed,” said Martin Scanlon, a New York-based skipper who heads the Blue Water Fishermen’s Association, which represents the fleet of around 90 longline vessels.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
The retailer is offering a 39% discount on the textured longline coat, which was designed with work and weekends in mind.
From Fox News ● Nov. 26, 2021
Data pinpoints accidental bycatch – in longline fishing gear – as the biggest threat to the fish.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2020
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