Changing the property of fishing lines so that they are less likely to catch or ensnare animals feeding at the surface or in the mid-water column. They include low profile line, a kind of rope linking lobster pots that might be suspended deep enough to avoid whale entanglements but with enough floatation to lie above rocky bottoms that tend to abrade them. Weighted mainlines may also increase the sinking ate of pelagic longline gear, making it less likely to capture surface-feeding seabirds.
Submitted by twerner on May 17, 2016 – 19:49
Submitted by morgaac on September 30, 2015 – 14:33
Integrated weight longlines paired with streamer lines eliminated surface foraging and shearwater catch by 97%; integrated weigh longlines reduced surface forager catch rates by 91% and unweighted longlines with paired streamer by 98% Target catch rates were not affected
- Bird-scaring devices
- Sinking/weighted lines/baits
Submitted by Kate McClellan on January 7, 2014 – 13:35
Submitted by Kate McClellan on November 25, 2013 – 14:29
Submitted by morgaac on June 26, 2013 – 13:05
Submitted by morgaac on November 10, 2012 – 08:30
Submitted by Kate McClellan on October 4, 2012 – 10:51
Submitted by Kate McClellan on October 4, 2012 – 10:15
Submitted by morgaac on April 12, 2012 – 08:31
Submitted by morgaac on December 20, 2011 – 10:56
Live bait sank more quickly than dead bait, increasing the exposure of hooks to seabirds but the sink rates of individual live bait species were very variable. With respect to dead bait, those on the 160 g leaded swivel with a distance of 2 m leader len
- Sinking/weighted lines/baits