- Line fishing is entirely discriminate - unlike trawling or netting
- Proportionately the amount of fished caught dead is almost nil
- Proportionately the amount of fish undersize is almost nil and are almost always returned to the sea live and as such participates in a sustainable fisheries regime
- Proportionately line fishing is almost entirely species selective, very few fish other than cod are caught
- With line fishing - no lost nets or netting contributing as ghost nets or seabed debris
- Line fishing provides jobs in terms of infrastructure support from shore i.e. baiters
- Line fishing is even carbon friendly needing no high power options unlike trawling
- Fish are always fresh and undamaged at point of sale thus creating a better product for the consumer
- Fishing is almost always undertaken at night mitigating the risk to seabirds with no observed instances of injury to seabirds
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