Southern Seabird Solutions
The Southern Seabird Solutions Trust was established to promote fishing practices that avoid seabird deaths in Southern hemisphere fisheries. The Trust is an alliance of New Zealand and international governments, the fishing industry and environmental interest groups working together to solve the incidental capture of seabirds during longline and trawl fishing.
A core premise of Southern Seabird Solutions Trust is that fishermen hold the key to finding solutions to stopping seabird mortalities. The Trust works with fishermen to pass on their knowledge, technology and skills to promote good practices in the longline and trawl fisheries.
The Southern Seabird Solutions Trust is supported financially by government through the New Zealand Department of Conservation and the fishing industry through the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council and the Deepwater Group Ltd. The Trust is also supported by WWF-New Zealand. Funding for the Trust's projects comes from a variety of sources both within and outside New Zealand, and includes financial contributions from supporters, grants, sponsorship and services in kind.