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Report of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. 11.1.1 The Co-convenor of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group (SBWG), ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, introduced the report of the Eleventh Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group (SBWG11) held from 15 – 17 May 2023,. This report (AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1) outlined intersessional progress against the SBWG Work Programme, as well as discussions and advice resulting from SBWG11. 11.1.2 The AC thanked the SBWG Convenors, Vice-convenors and the Secretariat for preparing this report, agreed the following advice based on recommendations from the SBWG, and took note of it when developing the AC Work Programme: 11.1.3 Seabird bycatch mitigation in trawl fisheries (i) Endorsed the updated review and Best Practice Advice for reducing the impact of pelagic and demersal trawl fisheries on seabirds contained in ANNEX 2 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. These updates provide improved clarity and consistency in the document and reflect the latest research presented to SBWG11, but do not make any substantive change to Best Practice Advice. (ii) Encouraged implementation of the research priorities for bycatch mitigation in trawl fisheries identified in Section 5.3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. 11.1.4 Seabird bycatch mitigation in demersal longline fisheries (i) Endorsed the updated review and Best Practice Advice for reducing the impact of demersal longline fisheries on seabirds contained in ANNEX 3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. These updates reflect the latest research presented to SBWG11, but do not make any substantive change to Best Practice Advice. (ii) Encouraged implementation of the research priorities for bycatch mitigation in demersal longline fisheries identified in Section 6.3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. 11.1.5 Seabird bycatch mitigation in pelagic longline fisheries (i) Endorsed the updated review and Best Practice Advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fisheries on seabirds contained in ANNEX 4 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. These updates provide improved clarity and consistency in the document and reflect the latest research presented to SBWG11, but do not make any substantive change to Best Practice Advice. (ii) Encouraged implementation of the research priorities for bycatch mitigation in pelagic longline fisheries identified in Section 7.3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. 11.1.6 Artisanal and small-scale fisheries (i) Noted the important findings on bycatch in Brazilian small-scale fisheries described in SBWG11 Inf 22 and requested that Brazil continue this important monitoring initiative and work urgently towards reducing bycatch in these fisheries. (ii) Encouraged further intersessional work to populate the seabird bycatch mitigation toolbox for artisanal and small-scale fisheries to reflect the updates provided to SBWG11 and report back to future meetings. 11.1.7 Monitoring techniques for seabird bycatch and mitigation use (i) Encouraged further collaboration between Parties on using genetic techniques for the identification of bycaught seabird specimens. (ii) Agreed to elevate ACAP’s focus on the implementation and monitoring to the same priority level as Best Practice Advice development. (iii) Encouraged further work among Parties to adopt, or develop and implement, technologies and techniques to assess fisheries compliance with seabird bycatch mitigation measures.

Report of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. 11.1.1 12.1.1 The Co-convenor Convenor of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group (SBWG), ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, introduced the report of the Eleventh Sixth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group (SBWG11) held from 15 – 17 May 2023,SBWG6). This report (AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1) outlined intersessional progress against the SBWG Work ProgrammeProgramme of the SBWG, as well as discussions and advice resulting from SBWG11the SBWG meeting held from 10-12 September 2014, in Punta del Este, Uruguay. 11.1.2 12.1.2 Participants from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Canada, United States, American Bird Conservancy, BirdLife International, Humane Society International, Pro-Delphinus Peru, Projeto Albatroz and SEO/BirdLife attended the meeting. The AC thanked full report of the SBWG Convenors(AC8 Doc 12 Rev 1) provides a comprehensive record of work progressed intersessionally, Vice-convenors the deliberations of the SBWG and the Secretariat for preparing this report, agreed recommendations presented by the SBWG to the Advisory Committee. 12.1.3 The Advisory Committee supported the following recommendations of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group: i) endorsed the revised definition of Best Practice outlined in 3.1 of the SBWG6 report (AC8 Doc 12 Rev 1) to be used when developing advice based on mitigation measures to reduce seabird bycatch; ii) endorsed the intersessional process to revise the layout and presentation of information in the bycatch mitigation review and best practice advice documents; iii) endorsed the proposal to re-evaluate the effectiveness of the branch line weighting configurations (as defined in the existing ACAP best practice branch line weighting recommendations), recognizing that new information has become available since the existing best practice recommendations from were formulated, using the 3 step research programme: 1. statistical analysis of existing sink rate data to categorise various weighting configurations according to their sink rates; 2. review of the papers underpinning the existing ACAP advice, including taking account of the criteria for best practice and the type of seabird assemblages within which the previous studies were conducted; and 3. carrying out further collaborative field research on the relationship between sink rate configurations, identified in step 1, and resulting seabird mortalities and/ or seabird attack rates. This re-evaluation should inform a reconsideration of the best practice recommendations at a future meeting of the SBWG; iv) endorsed the proposal for comprehensive testing of line weighting configurations and devices to provide robust advice on the potential for different weighting configurations to cause fly-back injuries, and took note identify configurations and handling practices for ACAP recommended branch line weighting configurations that improves safety; v) endorsed the development of it when developing a reporting template to be provided to the AC Work Programme:Working Group and Parties to facilitate improved and consistent data collection and reporting of fly-back incidents; 11.1.3 Seabird vi) encouraged Parties to provide information on the nature and extent of fly-back incidents; vii) the proposed revision to the bycatch mitigation in trawl fisheries (i) Endorsed the updated review and Best Practice Advice summary advice documents for reducing pelagic longline fisheries to clarify the impact of pelagic and demersal trawl fisheries advice on seabirds contained side-setting as detailed in ANNEX Annex 2 of AC13 the SBWG6 report; viii) recognised the standard terminology proposed for net fisheries in SBWG6 Doc 11 Rev 1. These updates provide improved clarity 07; ix) supported the proposed intersessional work to draft a mitigation review document for gillnet and consistency entangling net fisheries in support of future development of mitigation advice; x) supported the document and reflect the latest research presented proposed intersessional work to SBWG11, but do not make any substantive change to Best Practice Advice. (ii) Encouraged implementation of the develop research priorities for bycatch mitigation in trawl fisheries identified in Section 5.3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. 11.1.4 Seabird bycatch mitigation in demersal longline these fisheries (i) Endorsed the updated review and Best Practice Advice for reducing the impact of demersal longline fisheries on seabirds contained in ANNEX 3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. These updates reflect the latest , including research presented to SBWG11, but do not make any substantive change to Best Practice Advice. (ii) Encouraged implementation of the research priorities for bycatch mitigation in demersal longline fisheries identified in Section 6.3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. 11.1.5 Seabird bycatch mitigation in pelagic longline fisheries (i) Endorsed the updated review and Best Practice Advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fisheries on seabirds contained in ANNEX 4 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. These updates provide improved clarity and consistency in the document and reflect area of sensory ecology; ▇▇) supported the latest research presented to SBWG11, but do not make any substantive change to Best Practice Advice. (ii) Encouraged implementation of the research priorities for bycatch mitigation in pelagic longline fisheries identified in Section 7.3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. 11.1.6 Artisanal and small-scale fisheries (i) Noted the important findings on bycatch in Brazilian small-scale fisheries described in SBWG11 Inf 22 and requested that Brazil continue this important monitoring initiative and work urgently towards reducing bycatch in these fisheries. (ii) Encouraged further proposed intersessional work to populate further review the seabird bycatch risk posed to seabirds by other net fishing gear methods to identify any other methods for which the development of ACAP mitigation toolbox advice would be appropriate; xii) recognised the standard terminology proposed for artisanal artisanal, small- scale and small-scale recreational fisheries to reflect the updates provided to SBWG11 and report back to future meetings. 11.1.7 Monitoring techniques for seabird bycatch and mitigation use (i) Encouraged further collaboration between Parties on using genetic techniques for the identification of bycaught seabird specimens. (ii) Agreed to elevate ACAP’s focus on the implementation and monitoring to the same priority level as Best Practice Advice development. (iii) Encouraged further work among Parties to adopt, or develop and implement, technologies and techniques to assess fisheries compliance with seabird bycatch mitigation measures.in SBWG6 Doc 08;

Report of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. 11.1.1 The Co-convenor of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group (SBWG), ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, introduced the report of the Eleventh Ninth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group (SBWG11SBWG9) held from 15 – 17 6 - 8 May 2023,2019, in Florianópolis, Brazil. This report (AC13 AC11 Doc 11 Rev 110) outlined intersessional progress against the SBWG Work Programme, as well as discussions and advice resulting from SBWG11.SBWG9 11.1.2 The AC thanked the SBWG Convenors, Vice-convenors and the Secretariat for preparing this report, Advisory Committee agreed the following advice based on recommendations from the SBWG, SBWG9 and took note of it when developing the AC Work Programme: 11.1.3 ACAP best practice seabird bycatch mitigation criteria and definition (i) Encouraged collaboration by ACAP with organisations working on the reduction of bycatch of other taxa to facilitate a co-ordinated approach to bycatch assessment and management. 11.1.4 Seabird bycatch mitigation in trawl fisheries (i) Endorsed the updated review and changes to the Summary Best Practice Advice for reducing Reducing the impact Impact of pelagic Pelagic and demersal trawl fisheries Demersal Trawl Fisheries on seabirds contained Seabirds (included in ANNEX 2 of AC13 the SBWG9 report: AC11 Doc 11 Rev 1. These updates provide improved clarity and consistency in the document and reflect the latest research presented to SBWG11, but do not make any substantive change to Best Practice Advice10). (ii) Encouraged implementation of the identified research priorities for bycatch mitigation in trawl fisheries identified in Section 5.3 of AC13 the SBWG9 report (AC11 Doc 11 Rev 110). 11.1.4 11.1.5 Seabird bycatch mitigation in demersal longline fisheries (i) Endorsed Encouraged intersessional work to collate and review available information on the updated review nature and Best Practice Advice for reducing extent of seabird bycatch associated with floated demersal longlines, and ways to increase the impact of demersal longline fisheries on seabirds contained in ANNEX 3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1. These updates reflect the latest research presented to SBWG11sink rate of, but do not make any substantive change to Best Practice Adviceor alternative mitigation options for, this gear. (ii) Encouraged implementation Parties and others to prioritise research to identify mitigation measures that improve the sink rate of baited hooks on floated demersal longlines, and to keep the Working Group informed of developments associated with research priorities for bycatch on seabird mortality and mitigation in demersal longline fisheries identified in Section 6.3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1fisheries. 11.1.5 11.1.6 Seabird bycatch mitigation in pelagic longline fisheries (i) Endorsed the ACAP advice on improving safety when hauling branchlines during pelagic longline operations (provided in ANNEX 4 of the SBWG9 report: AC11 Doc 10). (ii) Endorsed the updated review and Best Practice Advice best practice advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fisheries on seabirds related to branchline weighting and night-setting contained in ANNEX 4 3 of AC13 the SBWG9 report: AC11 Doc 11 Rev 1. These updates provide improved clarity 10. (iii) Encouraged implementation of the research priorities identified in Section 7.3 of the SBWG9 report (AC11 Doc 10) for reducing seabird bycatch associated with pelagic longline gear. 11.1.7 Seabird bycatch mitigation in gillnet fisheries (i) Encouraged Parties and consistency others to keep the SBWG informed of developments in research on seabird mortality and mitigation in gillnet fisheries, and other relevant information in order to allow future discussion of priority research activities and best practice. (ii) Encouraged Parties and others to complete a comprehensive literature review of all gillnet mitigation research across taxa before SBWG10. 11.1.8 Assessment of risks posed to ACAP species from net fishing methods other than gillnet and trawl (i) Endorsed the development and dissemination of a stand-alone document for the toolbox advice for reducing the impact of purse seine nets on seabirds and reflect the latest research presented to SBWG11, but do not make any substantive change to Best Practice Advicedevelopment and inclusion of introductory text explaining the purpose of the toolbox and its application (toolbox advice provided in ANNEX 5 of the SBWG9 report: AC11 Doc 10). (ii) Encouraged implementation of research on purse seine gear mitigation with the research priorities for bycatch mitigation in pelagic longline fisheries identified in Section 7.3 of AC13 Doc 11 Rev 1following priorities: i) deterrents; ii) physical barriers; iii) night- setting; iv) modifications to net design; v) improved safe release practices if birds are caught. 11.1.6 11.1.9 Artisanal and small-scale fisheries (i) Noted Endorsed the important findings mitigation toolbox providing advice on reducing seabird bycatch in Brazilian artisanal and small-scale fisheries described provided in SBWG11 Inf 22 and requested that Brazil continue this important monitoring initiative and work urgently towards reducing bycatch in these fisheriesANNEX 6 of the SBWG9 report: AC11 Doc 10. (ii) Endorsed making the toolbox available on the ACAP website following the development and inclusion of introductory text explaining the purpose of the toolbox and its application. (iii) Encouraged further intersessional work to populate the seabird bycatch mitigation toolbox for artisanal and small-scale fisheries to reflect the updates provided to SBWG11 toolboxes with available information and report back to future meetings. 11.1.7 Monitoring techniques for 11.1.10 Laser technology to mitigate seabird bycatch and mitigation usebycatch (i) Encouraged further collaboration between Parties and others to keep SBWG informed of developments in research and information on the safety to seabirds and humans of using genetic techniques laser technology as a tool for seabird bycatch mitigation (ii) Expressed serious concerns regarding bird welfare issues associated with continued marketing and increasing use of laser technology to mitigate seabird bycatch, and considered that it should be the identification manufacturer's responsibility to demonstrate these devices do not cause damage to seabirds prior to marketing them. 11.1.11 Drivers and barriers in the uptake of bycaught best practice seabird specimensbycatch mitigation measures (i) Endorsed the development of a communication strategy and communications products that highlight: a. The ongoing conservation crisis facing albatrosses and petrels, b. Best practice fishing methods (perhaps by providing a toolbox of best practices), c. Success stories, d. Overcoming impediments to implementation, e. Other information resources available from ACAP, f. Modelling on the extinction threat faced by ACAP species. (ii) Agreed Endorsed the investigation of opportunities to elevate ACAP’s focus on broaden the implementation range of expertise available to ACAP to contribute to future considerations in this area (including media and monitoring to the same priority level as Best Practice Advice developmentsocio-economic experts). (iii) Encouraged further work among Endorsed the recommendation to engage with certification schemes by contributing to the review of fisheries certification standards relevant to bycatch to encourage these to be fully informed by ACAP advice. (iv) Requested that the ACAP Secretariat asks fishery certification schemes to notify it of new applications and to then pass on notifications as information to relevant ACAP Parties to adopt, or develop and implement, technologies and techniques to assess fisheries compliance with seabird bycatch mitigation measuresand/or SBWG members.