Full scale tests of improved longline gear

A new type of bottom set longline was tested in trials during the cod fishery off Finnmark November-December 1984. This gear differed from traditional longloine, by being rigged with swivel-mounted monofilament gangions and a new hooktype. Compared with traditional gear, the new longline gave an imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bjordal, Åsmund
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: ICES 1985
Subjects:
long line
line
gear experiments
redskapsforsøk
VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Catch: 925
VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Fisheries technology: 924
Finnmark
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11250/103915
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Summary:A new type of bottom set longline was tested in trials during the cod fishery off Finnmark November-December 1984. This gear differed from traditional longloine, by being rigged with swivel-mounted monofilament gangions and a new hooktype. Compared with traditional gear, the new longline gave an improved catch rate of 72% (average).

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