Protected species bycatch

Capture of diving petrels in albacore longline fisheries

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Observed captures of diving petrels in albacore longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observations in albacore longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observed captures of diving petrels by month, 2020–21

Diving petrels are small pelagic seabirds. Species that breed in New Zealand include the common diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) and the South Georgia diving petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus).

In the 2020–21 fishing year, there was no observed fishing in albacore longline fisheries. No estimates of total captures were made.

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