Streaked shearwater

The streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) is a species of seabird.

It follows fishing boats, attracted to anchovy crawls off Japan and has been known to be taken as by-catch in nets or drowned when ingesting the bait on long-line fishing lines.

This bird is abundant and widespread; however, some mortality occurs through becoming entangled in fishing nets, and from some predation by cats and rats.

In addition, it is harvested by some traditional endemic human cultures.

It occurs in the Pacific Ocean, nesting in Japan and the Korean Peninsula, predominantly on their offshore islands.

Off Gold Coast, Australia