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2.3. The fleet of live bait rod, hand (trollers) by the moving vessels (FAO, 2022).
Figure 7. Interpolation of fishing effort (hours) for the Brazilian fleet
(grouped from 2013 to 2021) operating with longline in the southern and line and corso (Trollers) They can be carried out in two ways, from
southeastern regions of the Brazilian EEZ a vessel (drift or anchored) (Handline and
The fleets that operate with Handline, fishing rod) (Bjordal, 2005). The three gears
50 0’0 W 45 0’0 W 40 0’0 W
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o
o
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corso and rods with live bait together ac- aim to fish pelagic or demersal species, such
counted for 8.15% of the records generat- as tunas (Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obe-
ed by PREPS between the years 2013 and sus, Thunnus atlanticus, Thunnus alalunga),
2021 (Figure 8). They are fishing methods Skipjack tuna (Katswonus pelanis), mack-
widely used around the world, precisely be- erel, jacks and snappers (BJORDAL, 2005;
20 0’0’’S 20 0’0’’S
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cause they are the simplest, most flexible, SETYADJI et al. al., 2018).
and low cost. The hand line consists only In the live-bait rod modality, the bait is
of using a nylon monofilament with a hook captured through a seine net. The boats
that mimics the morphology of a prey or that that use this fishing art, have ponds (tubs)
has a bait attached. The same methodology with continuous water circulation, to main-
is followed by the rod with live bait, which tain a low mortality rate of the bait, since
is distinguished by the use of live bait and fish such as sardines and mackerel do not
25 0’0’’S 25 0’0’’S by the corso (Figure 8), which are character- support captivity for a long time (Figure 9).
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ized by lines with hooks and bait dragged After obtaining the bait, the vessel stops
Figure 8. Passive fishing by handline (below), live bait rod (right) and
Atlantic trollers – corso (left). Different types and shapes of hooks highlighted
Ocean fishing with a moving vessel (left-corso) and with a stationary vessel (right).
Trollers Fishing rod
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30 0’0’’S 30 0’0’’S
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Trollers Fishing rod
Isobath 2000m
Isobath_300m
Isobath 100m
Isobath 50m
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
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35 0’0’’S Fishing Efforts (hours) 35 0’0’’S Hand
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line
Value
High : 5420
Low : 0,01

50 0’0 W 45 0’0 W 40 0’0 W
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0 120 240 480 720 960 1.200
Kilometers
Source: Authors based on Global Fishing Watch (2022) Source: Cochrane (2005)
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