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 (updated with 2007-2010 estimates)
- 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 and Executive Summary, 2006
- Breeding Status and Population Trends of Seabirds in Alaska, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 1996 - 2006(external link)
- 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)
- NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-147: Electronic Monitoring of Seabird Interactions with Trawl Third-wire Cables on Trawl Vessels—A Pilot Study, 2004
