Capture of white-capped albatross in shark setnet fisheries, in the West Coast South Island area
Observed captures of white-capped albatross in shark setnet fisheries
Fishing effort and observations in shark setnet fisheries
Fishing effort and observed captures of white-capped albatross by month, 2002–03 to 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.
