Capture of Chatham Island albatross in setnet fisheries, in the Northland and Hauraki area
Observed captures of Chatham Island albatross in setnet fisheries
Fishing effort and observations in setnet fisheries
Fishing effort and observed captures of Chatham Island albatross by month, 2020–21
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 2020–21 fishing year, there was no observed fishing in setnet fisheries in the Northland and Hauraki area. No estimates of total captures were made.
