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Definition of Longlines
1. longline [n] - See also: longline
Lexicographical Neighbors of Longlines
Literary usage of Longlines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Deep-sea Fishing and Fishing Boats: An Account of the Practical Working of by Edmund William Hunt Holdsworth (1874)
"There are two principal methods by which our line fisheries are carried on,
namely, by longlines and hand- lines. Both are very simple in their character, ..."
2. Migratory Fishes of South America: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation Status by Joachim Carolsfeld (2003)
"They use mostly longlines and gillnets, which can be as long as 400 m. ...
longlines may reach up to 200 m, with the mainline attached to a tree or a buoy. ..."
3. Managing Small-Scale Fisheries: Alternative Directions and Methods by Fikret Berkes (2001)
"... Coastal large pelagic fishes, typically by trolling or with small-scale
longlines; • Coastal demersal fishes of temperate shelves and bays, using traps, ..."
4. The Origin of Spectra by Paul Darwin Foote, Fred Loomis Mohler (1922)
"The empirically developed subject of spectroscopic analysis has to deal with two
general phenomena: (1) the "longlines" of Lockyer, and (2) the "raies ..."
5. Catalogue of the Collection of Books and Manuscripts Belonging to Mr by Brayton Ives (1891)
"... 35 longlines on a full page; with signatures, but without numerals and catchwords.
A sumptuous copy, with Arms O/CAPECE, 3 borders and 16 Initial ..."
6. The Sea-fisherman: Comprising the Chief Methods of Hook and Line Fishing in by James Carrall Wilcocks (1868)
"Turbot are occasionally caught with ordinary hand-lines whilst waiting for slack
tide to raise the longlines : the line such as used for Silver Whiting. ..."
7. New Zealand Driving Holidays: 29 New Zealand Holiday Itineraries and Touring by Donna Blaber (2005)
"... on longlines. We tour several idyllic bays and coves and there's the opportunity
to match mussels with local wines )which Bob adores), amongst other ..."
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