Protected species bycatch

Capture of fluttering shearwater in southern bluefin longline fisheries, in the Chatham Rise area

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Observed captures of fluttering shearwater in southern bluefin longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observations in southern bluefin longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observed captures of fluttering shearwater by month, 2002–03 to 2020–21

The fluttering shearwater (Puffinus gavia) is endemic to New Zealand. It is infrequently reported as bycatch in New Zealand fisheries.

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