28 Commercial Shark Fishing in the Caribbean Area 



Shark-fishing Gear 



Figure 2. This line is slightly different from Figure 1. 

 It consists of 6 to 10 floats and a line and may be operated 

 as a unit. The distance between the buoys should be 

 about 2/4 times the length of the hook line. 



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Figure 3. This is a variation of the preceding buoy 

 line. It has the advantage of being able to hsh deep with- 

 out increasing the distance between the buoys to an im- 

 practical length. The distance between buoys should be 

 2Vi times the length of the lower segment of the hook 

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