Download AEBR 112 Fish and invertebrate bycatch and discards in New Zealand arrow squid fisheries from 1990–91 until 2010–11

This report provides estimates of annual levels of bycatch and discards in the New Zealand arrow squid fishery for 1990–91 to 2010–11, using commercial catch-effort data to scale up rates calculated from the observed portion of the fishery. Arrow squid accounted for about 80% of the total catch; the main bycatch species were barracouta, spiny dogfish, and jack mackerel. Annual bycatch ranged from about 4500 t to 25 000 t; annual discards ranged from about 200 t to about 5500 t.