Talk:Longline fishing

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there's a confusing line in the last paragraph that says "...juvenile or unwanted fish can be identified and returned to the sea, very often unharmed depending on the species. However, due to the length of time fish remain on the hook, many are inadvertently killed." sounds to me like opposing points of view. someone needs to get in here with a reference or two. --Jaardon 10:31, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

rewrite on last para, McFudd 08:28, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

made the suggested change of having long-lining redirect to this article. Long-lining was a stub with no new information.

This article seems more about bycatch than longlines or longlining. There are some longline fisheries with minimal bycatch. I'll try to post something a little more informative after I register and read the rules.74.61.116.21 12:10, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

rewrite on last para, McFudd 08:28, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Seafloor vs drifting

The article doesn't mention the difference... Needed. —Pengo 03:31, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

pelagic and demersal, added internal links McFudd 08:28, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Line length

It would be useful to know how long the line can be. I understand them to be up to 80 miles in length. If that's the case how long does it take to lay a line? 209.130.141.130 14:02, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

added info and ext link McFudd 08:28, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

RE: LINE LENGTH

Hi, i actually work on a long liner. I catch tuna, and swordfish, a few makos, and some mahi mahi ... we typically use 21- 25 miles of main line, which is roughly 1,250 - 1,500 hooks, and takes about 4 - 5 hours to set out, it takes longer to bring them in i'll tell you thay much. What you probably heard about 80 miles of length, was japanese or russian long liners we fished constantly with altering crew. Im on a 2 deck hand, 1 captain rig. = ]

80 miles.. wow, does the line ever break? How do you keep it at the right depth, floats and/or sinkers? Sagittarian Milky Way 07:16, 19 September 2007 (UTC)