The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Namibia has introduced new fishing regulations which should practically eliminate seabird mortality from one of the most destructive fisheries in the world, following a meeting with the BirdLife’s Albatross Task Force.
This is an excellent news for the Albatross Task Force (ATF) who have been working with the Ministry in Namibia for the past six years and have demonstrated that the combined levels of seabird mortality for their hake longline and trawl fisheries is around 30,000 seabirds per year, which is one of the highest levels in the world.
The ATF have demonstrated that adoption of simple and cost-effective mitigation measures in both these fisheries could reduce mortality to negligible levels.
This is an excellent news for the Albatross Task Force (ATF) who have been working with the Ministry in Namibia for the past six years and have demonstrated that the combined levels of seabird mortality for their hake longline and trawl fisheries is around 30,000 seabirds per year, which is one of the highest levels in the world.
The ATF have demonstrated that adoption of simple and cost-effective mitigation measures in both these fisheries could reduce mortality to negligible levels.
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