Grey petrel make up more than a quarter of seabirds killed in the New Zealand fishery. A circumpolar bird of the subantarctic, the New Zealand population breeds at the Auckland and Campbell islands. Following fishing vessels, as they discharge offal, the petrels get hooked on long-lines set for tuna and ling.
BRENT STEPHENSON
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Forest and Bird, Issue 313, 1 August 2004, Page 12
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53Grey petrel make up more than a quarter of seabirds killed in the New Zealand fishery. A circumpolar bird of the subantarctic, the New Zealand population breeds at the Auckland and Campbell islands. Following fishing vessels, as they discharge offal, the petrels get hooked on long-lines set for tuna and ling. BRENT STEPHENSON Forest and Bird, Issue 313, 1 August 2004, Page 12
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