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LONGLINES

HANDLINES

POLES AND LINES

Fishing capture gears and methods (UN Ocean Atlas World Fish fish capture technology)

Fishing methods (Marine Conservation Society Fishonline Website)

Fishing Gear types - (FIGIS - Fisheries Global Information System)

Fishing deeper and changing bait reduces turtle bycatch – 9th March 2006

Scientist warns of threat to last stronghold of endangered turtle -  8th March 2006

Marine ecologists to help rebuild decreasing fish stocks - 16th February 2006

Have your say on the future of seafish – 10th February 2006

Prevention of Cetacean Bycatch WWF Runner Up Award - 21st April 2005

Winners of international competition to reduce marine bycatch announced - 21st April 2005

Scientists demand an end to 'green' longline fishing - 21st November 2004

Satellite trace finds birds' danger spots  - 12th November 2004

Where seabirds tangle with fishers - albatross and longlines - 11th November 2004

Canberra threatened over albatross deaths - 11th November 2004

Illegal fishing lines found off South Africa’s East Coast -10th November 2004

Firm may help longliners end orcas' free lunch - 17th October 2004

Nets leave a trail of death in the sea - 9th October 2004

Watchdog group Oceana says fishing hooks threaten turtles - 4th July 2004

Albatross Voyage end leads to next step in World campaign - 20th June 2004

Have a flutter and help save the albatross - 27th April 2004

Albatross punters can have a flutter - 27th April 2004

Greasy solution to albatross problem? - 26th April 2004

Trolling for a market niche, smaller tuna has environmental and health benefits - 4th April 2004

UK finally signs up to save albatross from deadly fishing lines - 4th April 2004

Sea turtles get fishing relief - 1st April 2004

Hope for albatross' survival - 31st March 2004

EU decides to better protect dolphins - 23rd March 2004

Dolphin friendly handline caught bass attracts premium prices - 24th February 2004

Sharks suffer population crash - 12th February 2004

UK blocks plan to save albatross , accused of undermining sea bird convention - 1st February 2004

Sperm whales feeding on sablefish plucked from Alaskan longlines - 1st February 2004

Sailing on the whisper of large wings, albatross deaths due to longline fishing- 27th January 2004

International Coalition calls for immediate UN Moratorium - 24th November 2003

Longline method may help prevent albatross hookings - 15th October 2003

North Sea fish have shrunk - 25th September 2003

Performance Assessment of Underwater Setting Chutes, Side Setting, and Blue-Dyed Bait to Minimize Seabird Mortality in Hawaii Longline Tuna and Swordfish Fisheries - August 2003  (pdf - 666KB)

Australia acts to combat effects of marine debris on wildlife – 13th August 2003

Rescue team saves Twinkle - again - 15th July 2003

Dolphin dies after being rescued in Galveston - 17th June 2003

Nearly 1,000 whales drowning daily in fishing nets: study - 15th June 2003

Fish do feel pain, say British scientists - 2nd  May 2003




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