Protected species bycatch

Capture of wandering albatrosses in hapuka longline fisheries, in the East Coast North Island area

Creative commons attribution, Elizabeth Crapo.

Observed captures of wandering albatrosses in hapuka longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observations in hapuka longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observed captures of wandering albatrosses by month, 2002–03 to 2020–21

There are two sub-species of wandering albatross endemic to New Zealand: Antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis) and Gibson's albatross (Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni). Wandering albatrosses are mainly reported caught in surface longline fisheries.

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