Seabird-safe practices for ocean risk zones

View a summary table of seabird-safe practices for different ocean risk zones and the seabird safety ratings for each practice.

If you are fishing in an area that is considered high risk for threatened seabirds, you may need to use more tools and practices to keep birds safe.

Seabird-safe practices and safety ratings
	High-risk zones	Medium-risk zones	Low-risk zones
Bird-scaring lines + night setting + line weighting	Best	Best	Best
Hook-shielding devices	Best	Best	Best
Underwater bait setter	Partial	Best	Best
Night setting + line weighting	Partial	Best	Best
Bird-scaring lines + night setting	Partial	Best	Best
Bird-scaring lines + line weighting	Partial	Best	Best
Bird-scaring lines	Poor	Partial	Best
Night setting	Poor	Partial	Best
Line weighting	None	Poor	Partial

Seabird safety ratings

Best: Threatened seabirds are unlikely to be caught – you have minimised captures.

Partial: Threatended seabirds may still be caught.

Poor: Threatened seabirds are likely to be caught.

None: Threatened seabirds are highly likely to be caught.