Concerns for Southern Ocean fish stocks and bird populations

The paper highlights the challenges faced by parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT). The parent stock of SBT is at historically very low levels and the probability of stock recovery under present catch quota levels is also low. Seabird kill associated with long...

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Published in:Marine Policy
Main Author: Hunt, Colin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pergamon 2006
Subjects:
Southern Bluefin Tuna
Seabird
Southern Ocean
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:240368
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spelling ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:240368 2023-05-15T18:25:08+02:00 Concerns for Southern Ocean fish stocks and bird populations Hunt, Colin 2006-07-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:240368 eng eng Pergamon doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2005.04.004 issn:0308-597X issn:1872-9460 Southern Bluefin Tuna Seabird Journal Article 2006 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2005.04.004 2020-08-04T22:03:37Z The paper highlights the challenges faced by parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT). The parent stock of SBT is at historically very low levels and the probability of stock recovery under present catch quota levels is also low. Seabird kill associated with longlining for SBT is now a major concern and several species of endangered Albatross could be heading for extinction unless improved methods of bird exclusion are widely adopted in the SBT longline fishery. Australia in particular has much to lose if these trends are not reversed. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Southern Ocean Marine Policy 30 4 357 359
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Seabird
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Seabird
Hunt, Colin
Concerns for Southern Ocean fish stocks and bird populations
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description The paper highlights the challenges faced by parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT). The parent stock of SBT is at historically very low levels and the probability of stock recovery under present catch quota levels is also low. Seabird kill associated with longlining for SBT is now a major concern and several species of endangered Albatross could be heading for extinction unless improved methods of bird exclusion are widely adopted in the SBT longline fishery. Australia in particular has much to lose if these trends are not reversed. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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