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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long fishing line anchored at both ends and bearing baited hooks at regular intervals along its length.
- noun A fishing line affixed at one end to an object on the shore and left unattended.
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- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
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The International Pacific Halibut Commission, established by Canada and the United States in 1923 to manage the halibut resource, determined that factors such as over-exploitation by the setline fishery, juvenile halibut bycatch, and adverse environmental conditions led to the decline in abundance [166].
Fisheries and aquaculture in the North Pacific (Bering Sea) 2009
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