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Pole and line fishing boat above a school of tuna. The jets of water facilitate fishing as they prevent the tuna from noticing activity on the deck. This technique uses live bait.

Image ID: fish2037, NOAA's Fisheries Collection
Location: Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean
Photo Date: 1996
Photographer: Andrey Urcelayeta
Credit: Courtesy of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

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