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At 04:15 PM 8/8/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Wanless,R,Ross,Mr,ADU wrote:
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>> I am researching the global impact of longline fisheries on seabirds.
>> At present I am simply gathering data on all the longline fisheries
>> around the world. I would like the following information, preferably
>> broken down by fishery (target species) and by year:
I participated in some long-line research cruises around the Samoan Islands.
This fishing targeted pelagic tuna and sword fish. Sets were generally from
90-250 ft, set around dusk and retrieved in the morning.
I don't recall a single seabird being caught in our fishing. I would not
expect to see many caught with this type of fishing gear either. I do not
recall that the issue ever came up in reference to South Pacific long line
fisheries, although the bicatch of turtles was certainly an issue.
I would be interested in hearing what you have come up with in your research.
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