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A narrow band of frost lined the cement blocks at the groundline on the north side, pointing up the chill in the air.

Two in Time Anderson, Poul 1970

No sign of winter injury was apparent on the Carpathian trees at that time, yet Franquettes at the Malheur Experiment Station, a mile away, were obviously killed to the groundline.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950

Prior to the most recent exchanges, the Bottom Line Project collected 992,000 pounds of floating groundline and issued vouchers for sinking rope worth more than $1,380,000.

Knox 2009

The foundation has been buying back floating groundline from lobstermen since May of 2007, and one way the line is being re-used is in the manufacture of woven doormats at a Waldoboro cordage company.

Knox 2009

The GOMLF, a small, Maine-based nonprofit organization that collaborates with Northeast lobstermen and scientists on industry based research projects, will survey the Maine commercial lobster industry in the coming months to assess the level of participation in this voluntary groundline exchange program.

Knox 2009

GOMLF, a small, Maine-based nonprofit organization collaborating with northeast lobstermen and scientists on industry-based research projects, will survey the Maine commercial lobster industry in the coming months to assess the level of participation in this voluntary groundline exchange program.

Knox 2008

The delayed measures would have required fishermen to stop using dangerous floating groundline between lobster and crab pots and begin using safer line that sinks to the ocean floor and thus poses a lower risk of entanglement to whales.

YubaNet.com 2008

Throughout 2007 and 2008, the agency planned to phase out existing requirements as they were replaced by the more protective requirement for sinking groundline throughout the fishery.

YubaNet.com 2008

Despite the further delay in implementing the sinking groundline requirement throughout the fishery, NMFS proceeded to phase out older measures that require the gear on a more limited basis in times and areas whales were present, leaving endangered whales essentially unprotected.

YubaNet.com 2008