Capture of gulls, terns, shags, and gannets in shark setnet fisheries, in the Bay of Plenty area
Observed captures of gulls, terns, shags, and gannets in shark setnet fisheries
Fishing effort and observations in shark setnet fisheries
Fishing effort and observed captures of gulls, terns, shags, and gannets by month, 2002–03
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 2002–03 fishing year, there was no observed fishing in shark setnet fisheries in the Bay of Plenty area. No estimates of total captures were made.
