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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Numéro du document:

WG-FSA-2021/04 Rev. 1

Auteur(s):

CCAMLR Secretariat

Soumis par:

Isaac Forster (Secrétariat de la CCAMLR)

Approuvé par:

David Agnew (Secrétariat de la CCAMLR)

Point(s) de l'ordre du jour

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

Résumé

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.