Folder Bycatch Mitigation Fact Sheets

This series of Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Fact Sheets describe the range of potential mitigation measures available to reduce seabird bycatch in longline and trawl fisheries. The sheets assess the effectiveness of each measure, highlight their limitations and strengths, and make best practice recommendations for their effective adoption.  They are designed to help decision-makers choose the most appropriate measures for their longline and trawl fisheries.   Please contact the Secretariat for commercial print files of the fact sheets in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

Folder Portuguese

Medidas Mitigadoras da Captura Incidental - Informações Práticas

Folder Simplified Chinese

减少误捕实用方法

Folder Traditional Chinese

防止遠洋延繩釣漁業對海鳥的誤捕

Folder Bahasa Indonesia

Mencegah Hasil Tangkapan Samping (Bycatch) Burung Laut - Lembar Fakta

Folder Japanese

混獲軽減措置に関する概要報告書

Folder Korean

혼획 저감 - 안내문

Folder print files_English

Commercial print-ready files

Archive All Factsheets ZIP file - English

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Mitigation Factsheets 12 Aug 2022_w_e.zip

pdf Introduction: Seabird bycatch mitigation measures

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ACAP_BLI Factsheets Intro_2021_w_EN.pdf

Updated August 2021

pdf Demersal & Pelagic Longline: Night-setting

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ACAP_BLI Night-setting 2019_w_EN.pdf

Demersal & Pelagic Longline: Night-setting

Updated May 2019

pdf FS 01 Demersal Longline: Streamer lines

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ENG FS_1 Demersal streamers_SEPT14_w.pdf

FS 01 Demersal Longline: Streamer lines

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pdf FS 02 Demersal Longline: Line weighting - external weights

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ENG FS_2 Demersal longline Line weighting external weights_SEPT14_w.pdf

pdf FS 03 Demersal Longline: Integrated weight longlines

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ENG FS_3 Demersal LL Integrated weight LL_SEPT14_w.pdf

pdf FS 04 Demersal Longline:Line weighting - Chilean System

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ENG FS_4 Demersal LL Line weighting Chilean system_SEPT14_w.pdf

pdf FS 06 Demersal Longline: Underwater setting chute

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ENG FS_6 Demersal LL Underwater setting chute_SEPT14_w.pdf

pdf Pelagic Longline: Hook shielding

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ACAP_BLI Hook-shielding 2019_w_EN.pdf

Pelagic Longline: Hook shielding

Updated May 2019

pdf Pelagic Longline: Line weighting

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ACAP_BLI Pelagic Line-weighting 2019_w_EN.pdf

Pelagic Longline: Line weighting

Updated May 2019

pdf FS 07a Pelagic Longline: Streamer lines - vessels ≥ 35 m

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ENG FS_7a Pelagic streamer lines EM mods_SEPT14_w.pdf

FS 07a Pelagic Longline: Streamer lines - vessels ≥ 35 m

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pdf FS 07b Pelagic Longline: Streamer lines - vessels less than 35 m

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ENG FS_7b Pelagic streamer lines EM mods_SEPT14_w.pdf

FS 07b Pelagic Longline: Streamer lines - vessels less than 35 m

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pdf FS 09 Pelagic Longline: Side-setting

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ENG FS_9 Pelagic LL Side-setting_SEPT14_w.pdf

pdf FS 10 Pelagic Longline: Blue-dyded bait (squid)

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ENG FS_10 Pelagic LL Blue-dyded bait squid_SEPT14_w.pdf

pdf FS 11 Pelagic Longline: Bait caster and line shooter

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ENG FS_11 Pelagic LL Bait caster and line shooter_SEPT14_w.pdf

pdf FS 12 Demersal & Pelagic Longline: Haul mitigation

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ENG FS_12 Demersal & Pelagic LL Haul Mit_SEPT14_w.pdf

pdf Pelagic Longline: Improving Safety when Hauling Branchlines

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ACAP_BLI Safety when hauling branchlines_2021_w_EN.pdf

Updated August 2021

pdf FS 13 Trawl Fisheries: Warp strike

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ENG FS_13 Trawl fisheries warp strike_SEPT14_w.pdf

pdf FS 14 Trawl Fisheries: Net entanglement

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ENG FS_14 Trawl fisheries Net entaglement_SEPT14_w.pdf

The Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

ACAP is a multilateral agreement which seeks to conserve listed albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters by coordinating international activity to mitigate known threats to their populations.

About ACAP

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Australia

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