Moves to Make Circle Hooks Mandatory for Longline Fishing Fleet
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- Barbados fisheries authorities are preparing to require all horizontal longline vessels in Barbadian waters to use circle hooks.
- The proposed rule would replace traditional J-hooks.
- Trials found a C16 circle-hook configuration effective.
Fisheries authorities are preparing to make circle hooks mandatory for every horizontal longline vessel operating in Barbadian waters.
The planned requirement would force vessels to replace traditional J-hooks with circle hooks. It follows trials that found a C16 hook configuration effective.
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Originally published by Barbados Today in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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