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A paper published in the journal Animal Conservation on the incidental catch of seabirds by Taiwanese longliners estimated that “the total seabird incidental mortality from pelagic longline fishing in the southern Atlantic Ocean to be between 3446 and 6083 birds per year from 2004 to 2008” (click here).

Three commentaries by different authors in the same journal (click here) and the response by the authors (see references below) continue the discussion on improving on-board observer schemes.

Selected References:

Huang, H.-W. & Y.-M. Yeh, Y.-M. 2013.  Incidental catch of seabirds: strengthening observer programs and increasing cooperation.  Animal Conservation 16: 159-160.

Lewison, R.L. 2013.  Finding the missing pieces: working to solve the fisheries bycatch puzzle.  Animal Conservation 16: 153-154.

Phillips, R.A. 2013.  Requisite improvements to the estimation of seabird by-catch in pelagic longline fisheries.  Animal Conservation 16: 157-158.

Sha, J. 2013.  Next step for reducing seabird bycatch.  Animal Conservation 16: 155-156.

Yeh, Y.-M., Huang, H.-W., Dietrich, K.S. & Melvin, E. 2013.  Estimates of seabird incidental catch by pelagic longline fisheries in the South Atlantic Ocean.  Animal Conservation 16: 141-152.

With thanks to Barry Baker for information.

John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 8 May 2013