Protected species bycatch

Capture of elephant seal in bottom longline fisheries, in the West Coast North Island area

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Observed captures of elephant seal in bottom longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observations in bottom longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observed captures of elephant seal by month, 2020–21

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