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either be anchored or drifting. It can be oriented vertically or horizontally, and vary considerably in length and number of hooks. Longline fishing includes using any configuration of a pelagic or drifting longline, demersal longline, trotline, or dropline (AAD 2005).

Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery                A fishery defined in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 (AFMA 2016c).
Night                                             Period after nautical dusk and before nautical dawn. Nautical dusk and nautical dawn are defined as set out in the Nautical Almanacs for relevant latitude, local time and date.
Night setting                                     Setting of all hooks deployed by a fishing vessel during night.
Observed caught                                   Number of seabirds observed as caught by an AFMA scientific observer or other independent observer approved by AFMA, and/or reported as caught by the fishing operator in compliance with arrangements for the fishery where longline fishing is subject to independent monitoring using an electronic monitoring system approved by AFMA.
Observed hooks set and hauled                     Number of hooks observed as set and hauled by an AFMA scientific observer or other independent observer approved by AFMA, and/or reported as set and hauled by the fishing operator in the logbook records in compliance with arrangements for the fishery, where longline fishing is subject to independent monitoring using an electronic monitoring system approved by AFMA.

Offal                                             Discarded waste from the processing of fish (including, among other things, discarded fish and other organisms, and used baits). The discharge of offal from fishing vessels is regulated by Part 12 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992.
Pelagic finfish                                   Fish that live in the upper layers of the sea.
Seabird                                           A bird that frequents the sea or coast. For the purposes of the criteria established by this plan, a seabird includes all species in the Class Aves that are caught by any part of the fishing gear and observed to be either dead or alive.
Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery  A fishery defined in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003 (AFMA 2016d).
Stakeholder group                                 Forum established by the Department of the Environment and Energy to discuss implementation and effectiveness of provisions of this threat abatement plan. Participation includes representatives from government, the fishing industry, and environmental non-governmental organisations and experts closely involved with alleviating the impact of longline fishing on Australian seabirds.
Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery                 A fishery defined in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 (AFMA 2016e).

Summary
Oceanic longlining is a fishing method used to target pelagic and demersal fish species. Longlining occurs in almost all Australian waters.
The adverse impact of longline fishing activities on seabirds was not fully realised until the 1980s. The incidental catch (or bycatch) of seabirds during