Stingrays are commonly caught as a by-catch in a surface longlines in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sting rays are commonly caught on longlines baited with mackarel and targeted to bluefin tuna and swordfish; stingrays are cut loose and discarded - in the process, they are badly cut up and eventually die.
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