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High Flyer, Overboard: To set the longline, scientists start by releasing a buoy marked with a flag.

October 3, 2016
Chief Boatswain Tim Martin and Field Biologist Paul Felts release a high flyer, a large pole with a buoy at the bottom and a reflective metal flag on top that marks one end of the longline.

Photo: Denise Harrington

Fifteen minutes before arriving at our first station, our science team and I began to prepare for our first station by baiting the hooks with mackerel (Scomber scombrus). I learned quickly that boots and grubby clothes are ideal for this task. Once all the hooks were baited, Chief Boatswain Tim Martin and Paul release a high flyer, a large pole with a buoy at the bottom and a reflective metal flag on top. The buoy, connected to the boat by the longline, bobbed off toward the horizon.
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