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Experimental Bottom Longline Survey (2015)

Published by Southeast Fisheries Science Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00
The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories conducts standardized fisheries independent resource surveys in the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean to provide abundance and distribution information to support regional and international stock assessments. In 2015, an experimental longline survey was conducted to provide additional sampling opportunities outside the annual bottom longline survey time frame and standard protocols, including testing the effects of variable bait type, leader material and covering a larger depth range.

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