1585 (2024). Darleen Tana to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

1585 (2024). Darleen Tana to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: How many albatross, if any, have been caught by surface longline vessels since they had onboard cameras installed and how does this compare to the same period last year?

Hon Shane Jones: The table below shows reporting of captures of albatross by surface longline vessels in the period since on-board cameras were installed, and how it compared to the same period last year. Date range Number of albatross (fisher reported) 16 January 2023 – 4 March 2023 30 16 January 2024 - 4 March 2024 87 I am also advised that Fisheries New Zealand models overall estimates of albatross captures from a range of data sources, and these figures remain in line with those estimates.