Species Falling Victim To Benguela Butchery

South African vessels account for about 500 of the estimated 33 850 seabirds killed a year during long-line fishing operations in the Benguela Current ecosystem. About 200 of these are taken on hooks set by the pelagic (open-sea) boats and 300 by the demersal (ocean floor) boats, according to the report, Towards an Ecosystem Approach to Long-line Fisheries in the Benguela: An assessment of impacts on seabirds, turtles and sharks...