: a heavy fishing line that may be many miles long and that has baited hooks in series
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Dogfish have fewer electroreceptors than many open-water species such as blacktips and oceanic whitetips, which are susceptible to longlines meant for tuna and swordfish.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Leverage your next pair of wedges to give longline trousers and floor-sweeping dresses an instant lift.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Refinery29, 4 Feb. 2026
Or, keep it classic with an oversized longline silhouette from Levi’s.
—Jordan Julian, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
According to the Miami Herald, prosecutors argued that Mansell and Moore knew that the longline was legal, yet cut it and freed the sharks.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Leverage your next pair of wedges to give longline trousers and floor-sweeping dresses an instant lift.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Refinery29, 4 Feb. 2026
Or, keep it classic with an oversized longline silhouette from Levi’s.
—Jordan Julian, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
According to the Miami Herald, prosecutors argued that Mansell and Moore knew that the longline was legal, yet cut it and freed the sharks.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Longline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longline. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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