Seabird interactions with longlining operations for Dissostichus eleginoides at the South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia

• Main Authors: Ashford, J.R., Croxall, J.P., Rubilar, P.S., Moreno, C.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: CCAMLR 1994
• Subjects: Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; South Georgia
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515906/; https://www.ccamlr.org/en/publications/science_journal/ccamlr-science-volume-1/ccamlr-science-volume-1143-153

During seven days of operations involving the setting and hauling of longlines to catch the toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides around the South Sandwich Islands, actual and potential interactions with seabirds were assessed. Bird numbers increased rapidly after dawn and large numbers of Cape, giant...