This paper reports on the online APEC Industry Roundtable on the “Seabird Safe Fishing Toolkit” Project (the Toolkit) hosted by New Zealand on 29 November 2023.  

Building on the 2021 work, the ‘Seabird-Safe Fishing Toolkit’ (the Toolkit) is an OFWG project self-funded by New Zealand. The project is led by the New Zealand government and Southern Seabirds Trust. The project co-sponsors are People's Republic of China; Chile; Peru; Chinese Taipei; and the United States. The project was presented to the OFWG in July 2023 during the US host year.  

The Toolkit aims to support the efforts of the tuna fishing companies wishing to address seabird bycatch. This project is about bringing together, and making accessible, the best available information about the practical methods to reduce seabird bycatch and verify good practices.