Seabird Bycatch Reduction Program - Reports
Reports on Bycatch Reduction in Alaska
- The Distribution of Seabirds on the Alaskan Longline Fishing Grounds: Implication for Seabird Avoidance Regulations (external link)
- Solutions to Seabird Bycatch in Alaska's Demersal Longline Fisheries (external link)
- Summary of Seabird Bycatch in Alaskan Groundfish Fisheries, 1993 to 2005
- Draft Ecosystem Considerations for 2006 (8 MB - Seabird section begins on page 214 to 239)
- Draft Ecosystem Considerations for 2005 (8 MB - Seabird section begins on page 199 of 260)
- Draft Ecosystem Considerations for 2004 (7 MB - Seabird section begins on page 206 of 336)
- App. D: Ecosystems Considerations for 2003 from the 2002 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports (SAFE)
- App. D: Ecosystems Considerations for 2002 from the 2001 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports (SAFE)
Monitoring Plan for the Short-Tailed Albatross in the Pacific Halibut Fishery
- Information Bulletin (6/01)
- Revised Report (2/01)
- Revised Addendum (2/01)
- Original Report (12/00)
Adult short-tailed albatrosses on primary breeding colony site on Torishima Island, Japan (about 370 miles south of Tokyo). Photo: Dr. Hiroshi Hasegawa, Toho University
Technical Reports
- NOAA Fisheries Multi-Species Bycatch Information
- Best Practices for the Collection of Longline Data to Facilitate Research and Analysis to Reduce Bycatch of Protected Species, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR-35. Executive Summary, 2007
- Technical Assistance for Hawaii Pelagic Longline Vessels to Change Deck Design and Fishing Practices to Side Set. Prepared for the Hawaii Longline Association, U.S. NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and Pacific Islands Regional Office, and Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council; Executive Summary, 2006
- Using Digital Video Monitoring Systems in Fisheries: Application for Monitoring Compliance of Seabird Avoidance Devices and Seabird Mortality in Pacific Halibut Longline Fisheries, 2005
- Washington Sea Grant: Seabird/Trawl Interactions, 2004 (external link)
- US Fish and Wildlife Service AMNWR 04/15: Breeding Status, Population Trends, and Diets of Seabirds in Alaska, 2002
- NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-147: Electronic Monitoring of Seabird Interactions with Trawl Third-wire Cables on Trawl Vessels—A Pilot Study, 2004