Download or read book National Plan of Action for Reducing the Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries written by and published by Communication Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this document is to present Canada's national plan for reducing the incidental catch of seabirds within Canadian longline fisheries.This document provides an assessment of bycatch levels of seabirds within Canada's longline fisheries, identifies priorities for the National Plan of Action (NPOA), highlights Canada's current legislative framework and international commitments, reviews Canada's integrated fisheries management framework, and presents a series of actions for better identifying bycatch levels and further enhancing efforts to reduce the incidental capture of seabirds.