Even after albatross deaths, longliners have great record

摘要

Two short-tailed albatross were killed accidentally in recent months, the first taken in 12 years. The Freezer Longline Coalition (FLC) received confirmation that the first bird was taken by a longline vessel fishing in the Bering Sea on Aug. 27. A second bird was confirmed as a short-tailed albatross taken on Sept. 14, also in the Bering Sea fishery. After 12 years with no takes this has come as especially bad news. A perfect record for 12 years has been viewed by all concerned as remarkable, and we were hopeful this day would never come.