Capture of white-chinned petrel in swordfish longline fisheries, in the Kermadec Islands area
Observed captures of white-chinned petrel in swordfish longline fisheries
Fishing effort and observations in swordfish longline fisheries
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 swordfish longline fishing in the Kermadec Islands area. No estimates of total captures were made.
