longliner
Deep-sea fishing boat
A longliner is a commercial fishing vessel that uses longlines—fishing lines extending for miles with thousands of baited hooks attached at intervals.
Longliners target species like tuna, swordfish, halibut, and cod.
The method is efficient but controversial for its bycatch of seabirds, sea turtles, and sharks: The longliner came back with sixty thousand pounds of halibut.
Curved catching device
- mainlineChief railway line
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- snapSudden sharp sound
swivel · bait · monofilament · leader · halibut · swordfish · tuna · cod
Non-target species caught accidentally
- seabirdOcean-dwelling winged creature
- albatrossLong-winged oceanic bird
- turtleShell-encased reptile
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
sustainable · regulations · quota · observer · streamer · tori · mitigation · endangered
hook
Curved catching device
snap · swivel · bait · monofilament · leader · halibut · swordfish · tuna · cod · snapper
bycatch
Non-target species caught accidentally
shark · sustainable · regulations · quota · observer · streamer · tori · mitigation · endangered · protected
trawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
bow · deck · wheelhouse · hold · galley · anchor · winch · hauler · setter · baiter
- commercial fishingfishing boat, trawlers, fishing net, trawler, fishing gear
- fishing boatstrawler, trawlers, seiner, seiners, dragger
- fishing jobsfisherman, fisher, deckhand, fishing captain, boat captain
- fishing workersgillnetter, troller, seiner, deckhand, boat captain
- anglersangler, fisherman, fisherwoman, bass angler, fly fisher
- fishing portfishing boat, fishing pier, fishing fleet, dock master, harbormaster
longlinertrawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
seiner · gillnetter · crab boat · lobster boat · shrimper