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Traps are marked by buoys with the fishermans identification numbers.
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Hydralic pot haulers are used to retrieve longlines and traps.
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Strings of traps [3-7] on a long groundline will also have a radar reflecter to make locating in fog and retrievel easy.
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These traps are five feet in diameter and stackable.
They will be placed on one mile of groundline in 200 to 400 fathoms of water in 3 "strings" of 5 traps each.
They can catch over 300 pounds of Blackcod per trap.
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Fish traps can be rectangular or round.
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Fish trap tunnel with plastic flexible fingers that can be pushed in when the blackcod are after the bait that is in the trap.
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Near shore traps (pictured on the left) are fished in 10 fathoms or less. They are set and pulled two or three times a day. The fish are delivered alive to the buyer.
One advantage is sub-legal fish are returned to the ocean alive. This fishery is regulated by indivual quotas and a size that targets fish after they have spawned a least once.
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