Alaska Longline Survey

By Grant Voirol | NOAA-Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Aug 6, 2018   Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center  

So how does longlining work? I wasn’t sure myself before I got on the boat other than guessing that there was probably a line and it was probably pretty long. Turns out I was right. The line used is miles long and sectioned into groups of hooks called “skates.” In each skate there are 45 […]