Synergistic effects of different baits on the same hook in the longline fishery for hake (Merluccius merluccius) and torsk (Brosme brosme)
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The effects of a combination of different baits on the same hook
were tested in two different situations. A bait combination of
sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and mackerel (Scomber scombrus) was
used to catch hake (Merluccius merluccius) by semi-pelagique
longline in the inshore fishery of the Basque Country. A different
bait combination made with mackerel and squid was tried in
a Norwegian bottom longline fishery. In both cases the bait
combination showed significantly better catch rates than the traditional baits, although in the Norwegian longline trial mackerel
and squid baited every second hook was at least as succesful
as the bait combination.