Download FAR 2013/46 Standardised CPUE indices for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from the New Zealand tuna longline fishery, 1993 to 2012

This report updates the CPUE analysis for the New Zealand surface longline fishery for swordfish, to be used in a revised stock assessment for the wider South Pacific region. Effective targeting of swordfish increased over time due to greater use of light-sticks, a concentration of fishing around the full moon and at night, and the legalisation of swordfish targeting in 2004.