

Period 1 Feb (SQU6T season opened) to 13 August 2010.
SQU6T season declared closed on 13th August 2010.
Fishing Related Mortality Limit (FRML) has been set at 76.
Reported mortality = 2.
Estimated mortality = 44.
Source : Ministry of Fisheries.
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Fisheries Minister sets sea lion bycatch limit at 76. In light of the current population trend - see below - the bycatch limit needs urgent review. Please email or write to the minister...
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This female New Zealand sea lion was drowned in a squid trawl net in subantarctic waters. If she was feeding a pup back at the Auckland Islands and was pregnant again, three sea lions would be lost to the main breeding population, which is under severe threat.
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