Protected species bycatch

Capture of white-chinned petrel in albacore longline fisheries

White-chinned petrel off the Cape of Good Hope

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Observed captures of white-chinned petrel in albacore longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observations in albacore longline fisheries

Fishing effort and observed captures of white-chinned petrel by month, 2020–21

White-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) breed on islands throughout the Southern Ocean. The largest breeding site for white-chinned petrel in New Zealand is on the Antipodes Islands.

In the 2020–21 fishing year, there was no observed fishing in albacore longline fisheries. No estimates of total captures were made.

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