Protected species bycatch

Capture of white-capped albatross in middle depth trawl fisheries

White-capped albatross feeding near a fishing vessel

Creative commons attribution, Sarah Stewart.

Observed captures of white-capped albatross in middle depth trawl fisheries

Fishing effort and observations in middle depth trawl fisheries

Fishing effort and observed captures of white-capped albatross by month, 2020–21

New Zealand white-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta steadi) are endemic to New Zealand, breeding on the Auckland Islands. They are caught in a range of fisheries, with a particularly high catch rate in the Auckland Islands' squid trawl fishery. A related subspecies, the Tasmanian albatross (Thalassarche cauta cauta), is endemic to Australia. No confirmed captures of Tasmanian albatross have been recorded in New Zealand fisheries.

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