used, it requires a high number of fishers for the attraction of the seine from the sea to
the coast, sometimes fishers use animals or tractors.
15.3.2 Hook Gears
The major hook gear used in the Moroccan Mediterranean Sea: longline, handline,
and troll line (Table 15.2) (Idrissi and Malouli Idrissi 2008; Malouli Idrissi 2009;
Malouli Idrissi and Abid 2011; Srour et al. 2003).
Table 15.2 Characteristics of hook gears used in the Moroccan Mediterranean Sea
Gear
Longline
Handline
Bluefin tuna
Handline
Troll line
Local
name
“Palangris”
“ Chambil”
“ Senara de
Toun”
“Mouchtra”
Techniques Longline set at the
bottom
Handline set at the
bottom
Handline on
midwater
Trolled handline
Targets
species
Blackspot seabream
Pagrus pagrus,
Pagrus
caeruleostictus,
Blackspot
seabream,
Diplodus sargus
Thynnus
thynnus
Pagrus
caeruleostictus,
Diplodus sargus
Accessory
species
Pagrus pagrus,
Pagrus
caeruleostictus,
Pagellus acarne,
Pagellus erythrinus,
Phycis phycis
Cusk-eels,
Pagellus acarne,
Pagellus
erythrinus, Phycis
phycis
Xiphias gladius,
Centrophorus
uyato
Pagrus pagrus,
Epinephelus
caninus,
Epinephelus
marginatus,
Cusk-eels
Bait
Sardine, octopus,
cuttlefish
Sardine, cuttlefish,
squid, or an artificial bait
Octopus
Artificial bait,
called
“Mouchtra”
Number
gears/boats
16
5
5
5
Form of
use
The longline is rigged
and picked up the
same day
The handline is
rigged and picked
up every 10 min
The tide is
6–8 h. The
handline is lifted
once the fish
bites on the
hook
The handline is
drag in the
bottom
Period of
use
All year
All year
June to
September
April to
September
Length
150–200 m per longline, 1500 hooks
150– 350 m per
hand line
200–500 m
150–350 m per
hand line
Number of
hooks/
basket
60
1 or 2 per line
2 to 3
1
Depth
Until 300 m
Until 350 m
Until 400 m
Until 350 m
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