: a heavy fishing line that may be many miles long and that has baited hooks in series
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The longline belonged to one of only five vessels in the world permitted by NOAA to harvest sandbar sharks for research, the Post reported.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Some gear, like longlines left out too long or trawl nets dragged for hours, increases the chance that a shark won’t survive the encounter.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Here are some reasons listed: Fisheries: Sea turtles virtually everywhere are affected by fisheries, especially longlines, gill nets and trawls.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 8 May 2024
Along their journey, salmon sharks are accidentally caught in fishing nets and longlines.
—Heather Welch, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2024
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Some gear, like longlines left out too long or trawl nets dragged for hours, increases the chance that a shark won’t survive the encounter.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Here are some reasons listed: Fisheries: Sea turtles virtually everywhere are affected by fisheries, especially longlines, gill nets and trawls.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 8 May 2024
Along their journey, salmon sharks are accidentally caught in fishing nets and longlines.
—Heather Welch, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Longline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longline. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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