Capture of gulls, terns, shags, and gannets in flatfish trawl fisheries, in the Cook Strait area
Observed captures of gulls, terns, shags, and gannets in flatfish trawl fisheries
Fishing effort and observations in flatfish trawl fisheries
Fishing effort and observed captures of gulls, terns, shags, and gannets by month, 2004–05
Gulls, terns, shags, and gannets are primarily coastal seabirds. Species that have been observed caught in fisheries include southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus), red-billed gull (Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus), spotted shag (Stictocarbo punctatus), and pied shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius).
In the 2004–05 fishing year, there was no observed fishing in flatfish trawl fisheries in the Cook Strait area. No estimates of total captures were made.
