West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Manual, Part2 - NOAA

CHAPTER 5
• Gear consists of multiple hooks or pots
attached to a groundline. Each end of the
groundline is often anchored and is usually
marked by a buoy.
• Gear is deployed, soaked and retrieved as a
single unit defined as the “set”.
• These sets are usually clearly designated in
the skipper’s logbook.
• Limited entry vessels fishing in Oregon and
Washington generally fall into this category.
2. Other Line Gear and Pot Sets –
• Line gear consists of single or multiple hooks
attached to a line, stick, or rod. Pot gear
consists of single pots deployed with a marker
bouy.
• Gear is deployed, soaked and retrieved as
separate units. Even though the gear is not
connected as one unit it is considered a single
“set” as long as all the gear meets the
following criteria:
• Gear is the same type.
• Gear is set the same depth range.
• Gear is set in the same geographic
area.
• Gear targets the same species.
• Gear is hauled on the same day.
• These sets are usually NOT designated clearly
in a logbook.
• Most vessels fishing in the open access
component of the fishery fall into this
category.
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