Buller's albatross bycaught on a longline
Summary
This report summarises identification work completed on dead birds caught and returned and/or using photographs from 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011.
There have been 40 birds necropsied from this period. Due to the length of some fishing trips and subsequent transport it is possible some birds captured in this period may not have been received at the time of writing. Any further specimens received will be reported at a later date.
Extracts of seabird captures from the Ministry of Fisheries Central Observer Database ("COD") and examination of photographs gave a total of 19 birds that were reported captured or photographed as bird interactions with fishing vessels (and may include some non-capture interactions) between 1 July 2011 and 30 September 2011. Unfortunately, although photographs have been received for the period 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2011 the COD extract has not been received to date. These photographs will be reported at a later date.
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