Capture of sooty shearwater in flatfish trawl fisheries
Observed captures of sooty shearwater in flatfish trawl fisheries
Fishing effort and observations in flatfish trawl fisheries
Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus) breed in southern New Zealand. They are frequently reported caught in New Zealand fisheries, particularly in southern trawl fisheries. Sooty shearwater chicks are also harvested as muttonbirds.
In the 2002–03 fishing year, there was no observed fishing in flatfish trawl fisheries. No estimates of total captures were made.
