Southern Seabird Solutions Trust
CONSERVATION THROUGH COOPERATION
Southern Seabird Solutions Trust empowers fishermen to make a difference.
We are an innovative alliance that includes representatives from the seafood industry, New Zealand government, WWF and Te Ohu Kaimoana, who take a cooperative approach to seabird conservation.
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International Mitigation Mentor Programme - applications are now open for the Mitigation Mentor contract position.
We are looking for a Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Mentor to lead this programme. The International Mitigation Mentoring Programme will provide feedback and advice to fishers and other inventors who have innovative ideas or early prototypes that could potentially reduce the risk of seabirds being caught by commercial or recreational fishers.
Follow the above link to find out more about the programme and view the Contract Description and application details.
Applications close 17th October 2010.
Congratulations to Sealord's deepsea trawler the F.V. Thomas Harrison for winning the 2010 Seabird Safe Award. Ted Goomes and John Saxon accepted the award presented by Hon. Phil Heatley, Minister of Fisheries. The crew and skippers of the vessel scooped the award for their committment and perserverance to ongoing mitigation trials over the last three years.
Two finalists were also announced - John Cleal of F.V. Management Services Ltd, and Leigh Commercial Fishermen's Association.
Follow the above link for more details and images from the presentation event.
Mitigation Development Pathway
Do you have an idea or concept to prevent seabird interactions while fishing? Unsure how to take it to the next stage of development? We have created an online resource to assist in the development of mitigation methods and technology.
View it now and let us know what you think. Also keep your eye on our International Mitigation Mentor Programme page for further developments coming soon.
In August 2009, Trustee Bill Mansfield and Management Committee members Richard Wells, Dave Kellian and Alan Riwaka spoke candidly about the effort necessary to solve the seabird bycatch issue.
South American Fact Sheets now available
The Trust worked with Pro Delphinus of Peru to develop a Spanish-language educational resource about seabirds and bycatch for fishing communities and fishing schools in many South American countries. As part of the project, country-specific fact sheets for Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina were also developed.
