Protected species bycatch

Capture of other albatrosses in hoki trawl fisheries, in the Northland and Hauraki area

Southern royal albatross by Campbell Island

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Observed captures of other albatrosses in hoki trawl fisheries

Fishing effort and observations in hoki trawl fisheries

Fishing effort and observed captures of other albatrosses by month, 2003 to 2017

Monthly coverage and captures, 2003 to 2017

The "other albatrosses" group includes all albatrosses that are caught in New Zealand fisheries, apart from white-capped albatross, Buller's albatrosses, and Salvin's albatross. Estimates of total bycatch in trawl and longline fisheries are available for the "other albatrosses" group.

*Figures and plots relating to the 2021 calendar year include data from 1 January to 30 September only.

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