Protected species bycatch

Capture of sooty shearwater in hapuka longline fisheries, in the Taranaki area

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Observed captures of sooty shearwater in hapuka longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observations in hapuka longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observed captures of sooty shearwater by month, 2021*

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 2021* calendar year, there was no observed fishing in hapuka longline fisheries in the Taranaki area. No estimates of total captures were made.

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

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