Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
Welcome to ACAP
ACAP is a multilateral agreement which seeks to conserve albatrosses and petrels by coordinating international activity to mitigate known threats to their populations. ACAP came into force in February 2004 and currently has 13 member countries and covers 30 species of albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters.
AC7 MEETING 2013: The Seventh Meeting of ACAP's Advisory Committee (AC7) was held in La Rochelle, France, from Monday, 6 May to Friday, 10 May 2013. Meetings of the Population and Conservation Status Working Group and Seabird Bycatch Working Group were held from Monday, 29 April to Friday, 3 May, 2013.
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Grey Petrel friendly? French fishery for Patagonian Toothfish around the Kerguelen Islands proceeds towards Marine Stewardship Council certification.
Thursday, 20 June 2013
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification assessment process for the demersal (bottom) longline...
A group of 32 people involved in seabird scientific and policy work met for a day of short...
Mitigating against albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters getting caught by the New Zealand trawl fishery for Scampi
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Johanna Pierre (Dragonfly Science, Wellington, New Zealand) and colleagues have produced a...
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