Announcement of Seabird Bycatch Data Preparation and Assessment Workshops

As part of the Common Oceans Tuna Project, BirdLife International (through its partner BirdLife South Africa) is implementing a global assessment of seabird bycatch from tuna longline fishing across the Southern Ocean.

To date, a rigorous, data-driven assessment of seabird bycatch in tuna longline fisheries has never been undertaken. Some obstacles to this include that the provision of data from fishing vessel logbooks and observer programmes has been patchy and largely inadequate. Additionally, data confidentially concerns have precluded external assessments for most tuna RFMO impacts on seabirds.

2017 Announcement of Seabird Bycatch Data Preparation and Assessment Workshops