Fisherman pleads guilty to 38 albatross deathsJOANNE CARROLL/FAIRFAX NZ Daniel Joseph Smyth leaves the Greymouth District Court on Tuesday. READ MORE: Commercial fisherman prosecuted over 38 albatross deaths on West CoastHe said Smyth had 15 years' experience trawling and gill netting and six year's experience surface longlining. An MPI observer on board noticed 10 longlines with up to 1400 hooks were set without a streamer line between April 9 and April 24. "Mr Molloy also explained that he told Mr Smyth that he had to do everything by the book. Mr Molloy also explained that he told Mr Smyth to use seabird mitigation measures," Jennings said.

Source: Stuff October 04, 2016 01:03 UTC