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Kōrero: Marine conservation

Seabird dive depths

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Seabird dive depths

Many seabirds spot fish from the air and dive for them. This diagram illustrates the maximum dive depths of four species, along with the usual depths that longline fishing vessels drag their lines of baited hooks. It is clear that all can dive beyond the depths of these baits, which is why so many birds are caught and drowned.

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Gerard Hutching rāua ko Carl Walrond, Marine conservation – Seabirds and shorebirds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/5813/seabird-dive-depths (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gerard Hutching rāua ko Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 September 2015.