Seabird safe rescue techniques, toolbox approaches to seabird bycatch reduction and a novel electronic monitoring device for compliance all under review at ACAP’s Seabird Bycatch Working Group meeting

Nigel Brothers took to the floor to present his paper, "Minimum Weight at the Hook Allowance of 50 g Inclusive of Hook Weight for Pelagic Longlines"

The Twelfth Meeting of ACAP’s Seabird Bycatch Working Group (SBWG12) concluded its second day of deliberations in Lima today.

SBWG12 continued its comprehensive review of papers addressing seabird bycatch, including those focused on mitigation measures across various fisheries, seabird safe rescue techniques, toolbox approaches for bycatch reduction, and a novel electronic monitoring device for compliance.

Several of the papers presented for SBWG12’s consideration stemmed from research funded by ACAP’s small grants programme including, SBWG12 Inf 14: Bycatch mitigation in longline SSF in Southern Peru and SBWG12 Doc 09: Minimum Weight at Hook for Pelagic LL.

Documents and Information Papers for the ACAP Working Group meetings, as well as for the upcoming Fourteenth Meeting of the Advisory Committee (AC14), are available through the Upcoming Meetings and Events page on the ACAP website. Please note that some documents are password-protected, with only abstracts accessible to the public.

SBWG12 concludes on Wednesday 7 August, with the resulting report submitted to AC14 for consideration starting next Monday.

7 August 2024