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    Summary of incidental mortality associated with fishing activities collected in scientific observer and vessel data during the 2020 and 2021 seasons

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    Document Number:
    WG-FSA-2021/04 Rev. 1
    Author(s):
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    Submitted By:
    Mr Isaac Forster (CCAMLR Secretariat)
    Approved By:
    Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)
    Agenda Item(s)
    WG-FSA-2021 - 6 - Non-target catch and ecosystem impacts
    WG-IMAF-2022 - 4.2 - Incidental mortality and risk assessments of marine mammals in CCAMLR fisheries
    Abstract

    This paper summarises data collected by Scheme of International Scientific Observation observers and vessels, of incidental interactions between fishing vessels, seabirds and marine mammals during fishing activities undertaken during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The extrapolated total of 44 seabirds caught in 2020 is the lowest on record for CCAMLR fisheries. Three humpback whales were recorded as incidental mortalities in krill fisheries in 2021, the first mortality records for this species.