Capture of Chatham Island albatross in minor purse seine fisheries, in the Bay of Plenty area
Observed captures of Chatham Island albatross in minor purse seine fisheries
Fishing effort and observations in minor purse seine fisheries
Fishing effort and observed captures of Chatham Island albatross by month, 2002–03
The endemic Chatham Island albatross (Thalassarche eremita) breeds only on The Pyramid, a small island in the Chatham Islands group. Most observed captures in New Zealand fisheries have been in bottom longline fisheries on the Chatham Rise.
In the 2002–03 fishing year, there was no observed fishing in minor purse seine fisheries in the Bay of Plenty area. No estimates of total captures were made.
