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haddock longline halibut

The commercial fishing vessel DawnT unloads it’s catch of haddock at the Chatham fish pier. A nice halibut is visible on top of the fish box. The DawnT was participating in a special haddock longline fishery in the closed area to the east of Chatham, MA. The boats are only approved to use herring and some artificial bait designated by the NMFS. Why they did not approve mackerel is a mystery to me. The goal with limiting the types of bait used was to limit the bycatch of codfish. Mackerel is the best bait I know for haddock and from what I have seen, codfish are not very fond of it.

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1. Thank you, this was very educational about the difference between haddock and halibut. It’s obvious when you see the fish, but to us landlubbers who have only encountered them on a plate of fish & chips, it’s a mystery!

   Posted by Patrick James from Toronto, Canada on 03/31 at 09:32 PM

2. Dear Sir,
   I am nalaka wijesooriya from marketing division at Ceylon Fishery Harbours corporation in Sri Lanka.we want to arrive fisheries long line vessels to sri Lanka with fish catch.we ready to discuss with you about this subject.we can give more facilities for you.we welcome and invite you to join with us. Thank you
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   Posted by nalaka wijesooriya from colombo, sri lanka on 03/29 at 02:24 AM