longlining
Baited hooks trailing
Longlining is a commercial fishing method using a main line, sometimes miles long, with thousands of baited hooks attached at intervals.
The technique catches tuna, swordfish, and other large fish efficiently but draws criticism for bycatch—unintended capture of sea turtles, sharks, and seabirds.
The fleet switched to longlining after quotas tightened on net fishing.
Curved catching device
buoy · float · anchor · setline · groundline · trolling · jigging · drifting
Large edible ocean fish
- swordfishFish with blade-like bill
- halibutLarge edible flatfish
- codCold-water food fish
- snapperWarm-water food fish
grouper · marlin · mahi-mahi · shark · mackerel · lingcod · rockfish · toothfish
Net-dragging fishing boat
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
- dorySmall flat-bottomed fishing boat
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
captain · galley · winch · hauler · sonar · GPS · hold · ice
Non-target species caught accidentally
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
hook
Curved catching device
swivel · buoy · float · anchor · setline · groundline · trolling · jigging · drifting · pelagic
tuna
Large edible ocean fish
snapper · grouper · marlin · mahi-mahi · shark · mackerel · lingcod · rockfish · toothfish · hake
trawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
skipper · captain · galley · winch · hauler · sonar · GPS · hold · ice · processing
bycatch
Non-target species caught accidentally
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- fishing industrycommercial fishing, fishing fleet, fishing vessels, fishing ports, fishing port
- commercial fishingfishing boat, trawlers, fishing net, trawler, fishing gear
- fisheriescommercial fishing, fishing boats, fisheries, fishing nets, fishing fleets
- overfishingfish stocks, population collapse, catch limits, fishing quotas, bycatch
- Seafood Fishingcod, haddock, flounder, herring, mackerel
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
longliningangling
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
pole fishing · recreational fishing · sport fishing · fly fishing · jigging
longliningnet fishing
Harvesting aquatic life with mesh
trawling · gillnetting · spearfishing · trapping · fish farming