noun
longline fishing
A commercial fishing method using a long main line with many baited hooks attached at intervals.
延縄漁はマグロ漁でよく使われる。
Longline fishing is often used in tuna fishing.
Purse seine fishing, which uses a large net to encircle schools of fish, contrasting with the hook-based longline approach.
Compound of 延縄 (はえなわ, 'longline') and 漁 (りょう, 'fishing').