Mitigation Measures

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Protected Species Zone

Executive Summary: Technical Assistance for Hawaii Pelagic Longline Vessels to Change Deck Design and Fishing Practices to Side Set

Assessment of Strategies to Reduce Seabird Bycatch Employed by Hawaii Pelagic Longline Tuna Vessels and of Observer Program Data Collection Protocols

Performance Assessment of Underwater Setting Chutes, Side Setting, and Blue-Dyed Bait to Minimize Seabird Mortality in Hawaii Longline Tuna and Swordfish Fisheries - Final Report 2003

Performance Assessment of an Underwater Setting Chute to Minimize Seabird Mortality in the Hawaii Pelagic Longline Tuna Fishery - Final Report 2002

References on Seabird Bycatch in Longline Fisheries (more...) Communications about the list should be sent to Eric Gilman.

Catch Fish Not Turtles Using Pelagic Longlines

Birds Handling Guidelines

Biological Opinion of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the Effects of the Hawaii-Based Domestic Longline Fleet on the Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)

Managing pelagic longline-albatross interactions in the North Pacific Ocean