CCAMLR Science publishes three papers on seabird bycatch mitigation

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CCAMLR Science (ISSN 1023-4063) is the annual peer-reviewed Journal of the Scientific Committee and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (www.ccamlr.org).

Volume 15 for 2008 contains three papers that discuss the efficacy of mitigation devices to reduce the mortality of seabirds by longline fisheries.

The three papers are:

Moreno, C.A., Castro, R., Mújica, L.J. & Reyes, P. 2008.  Significant conservation benefits obtained from the use of a new fishing gear in the Chilean Patagonian Toothfish fishery. CCAMLR Science 15: 79-91.

Robertson, G., Moreno, C.A., Gutiérrez, E., Candy, S.G., Melvin, E.F. & Seco Pon, J.P. 2008.  Line weights of constant mass (and sink rates) for Spanish-system Patagonian Toothfish longline vessels.  CCAMLR Science 15: 93-106.

Robertson, G., Williamson, J., McNeill, M., Candy, S.G. & Smith, N. 2008.  Autoliners and seabird by-catch: do line setters increase the sink rate of integrated weight longlines?  CCAMLR Science 15: 107-114.

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PDFs of the above papers are available at http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/e/e_pubs/cs/vol15.htm. 

Click here http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/e/e_pubs/cs/intro.htm to access all earlier volumes of the journal.