Aerial portion of tori line being towed behind a deep-set Hawaiʻi longline commercial fishing vessel. Towing this line behind the vessel during setting operations interrupts seabirds flight patterns by making it more difficult for them to dive on sinking, baited hooks helping to reduce the opportunities for seabirds to become hooked or entangled in the fishing gear.
Stiff penalty for failing to deploy tori lines
A fishing company based in Northland in New Zealand has been fined $16,500 for failing to deploy the correct longline gear, and for providing a false statements on fish landing…
