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Fishing Gear: Purse Seines

A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish.
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Fishing Gear: Pound Nets

Pound nets are a series of nets anchored to the bottom perpendicular to shore and are set in nearshore areas.
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Fishing Gear: Pelagic Longlines

Longlines consist of a mainline, gangions, and baited hooks.
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Fishing Gear: Midwater Trawls

Midwater trawling is a fishing practice that herds and captures the target species by towing a net through the water column.
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Fishing Gear: Gillnets

A gillnet is a wall of netting that hangs in the water column, typically made of monofilament or multifilament nylon.
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Fishing Gear: Fish Aggregating Devices

Fish aggregating devices are floating objects that are designed and strategically placed to attract pelagic fish.
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Fishing Gear: Dredges

Dredging is a fishing method in which a dredge is dragged across the sea floor, either scraping or penetrating the bottom.
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Fishing Gear: Bottom Trawls

Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that herds and captures the target species by towing a net along the ocean floor.
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Fishing Gear: Bottom Longlines

Bottom longlines have a mainline weighted to the seafloor with buoy lines marked by flags on either end.
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Fishing Gear and Risks to Protected Species

Fishermen use many different types of fishing gear and catch a wide variety of species. Usually, fishermen use certain types of fishing gear to target specific species. However, these different fishing methods can accidentally capture or injure other non-target species, called "bycatch."
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