His bird catch is now virtually zero.
This leaves more hooks free for his target species, bigeye tuna.
These are powerful fish, and can weigh well over 100 kilos.
It may look brutal, but the most humane way to kill one quickly is to shoot it.
The future of the albatross still hangs in the balance.
The birds around New Zealand
Are benefiting from a law that states all long-line fishing vessels
must use bird-friendly methods.
But albatross are great travellers
So they're still at risk throughout the rest of the South Pacific.
Only if all fishing vessels adopt the same bird-friendly techniques
Will the story of the albatross, like that of the whale, have a happy ending.
Saving sharks is not so straightforward.
They're not just caught accidentally, their fins are worth a fortune
Thanks to an oriental taste for shark-fin soup.
Over 70 million sharks are killed every year
Many in the South Pacific
Where shark finning is neither outlawed nor properly regulated.