No evidence of cryptic bycatch causing New Zealand sea lion population decline

Affiliations

• ¹ National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington 6021, New Zealand.
• ² Blue Planet Marine New Zealand, Nelson 7050, New Zealand.
• ³ Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
• ⁴ Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7001, TAS, Australia.
• ⁵ Latitude 42 Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd., Kettering 7155, TAS, Australia.
• ⁶ Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7001, TAS, Australia; sheryl.hamilton@utas.edu.au.