Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fish, such as the cod, haddock, and halibut, which is taken with the line: opposed to net-fish.
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Examples
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Briefing the media in Cape Town on Tuesday, following the release for public comment of its draft traditional line-fish policy, officials of the department's long-term rights allocation unit said among these was a requirement crew members be registered on a "line-fish crew list".
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This could lead to exhausted line-fish stocks recovering in many areas, something he believes many anglers will welcome.
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He warned against plans to open the Tsitsikamma MPA, saying scientists had identified it as "an extremely important nursery area that sustains the entire line-fish industry of the southern
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"Given that only two of approximately 150 line-fish species in
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