signal line

fishing
Also known as: herring telephone

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importance in locating fish

  • Tsukiji fish market
    In commercial fishing: Fish finding

    Herring fishermen used signal lines to find their prey in deep waters. These were long wires dropped from a boat; the fisherman holding the line in his hand could feel the vibration caused by the fish touching the line, which was named the herring’s telephone. Other fish were…

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