Diving ecology of Procellaria petrels highlights the necessity of combining bird-scaring lines, weighted branch lines, and night setting in pelagic longline fisheries

Location
Aotearoa, New Zealand
Article
Diving ecology of Procellaria petrels highlights the necessity of combining bird-scaring lines, weighted branch lines, and night setting in pelagic longline fisheries
Target catch
Not studied
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Not studied
Effect on bycatch species
Not studied
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Procellaria aequinoctialis (White-chinned petrel)
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines
Reduction technique
Bird-scaring devices
Deep sets
Night sets