Risk Factors for Seabird Bycatch in a Pelagic Longline Tuna Fishery.

Capture in global pelagic longline fisheries threatens the viability of some seabird populations. The Hawaii longline tuna fishery annually catches hundreds of seabirds, primarily Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and black-footed (P. nigripes) albatrosses. Since seabird regulations were introduced i...

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Main Authors: Eric Gilman, Milani Chaloupka, John Peschon, Sarah Ellgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0155477&type=printable