ACAP Latest News

Read about recent developments and findings in procellariiform science and conservation relevant to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels in ACAP Latest News.

Title Published Date
Fledging Westland Petrels get a dark sky as street lights are switched off - but what about Hutton’s Shearwaters? 11/11/20
Westland Petrels, a New Zealand endemic, are affected by storms at their sole breeding site 10/11/20
Satellite tracking New Zealand’s Black Petrels on their pre-laying exodus 09/11/20
The Royal Cam is back for a new breeding season of Northern Royal Albatrosses at New Zealand’s Pukekura/Taiaroa Head 06/11/20
Testing an underwater device to reduce seabird bycatch by demersal longliners in New Zealand 04/11/20
At-sea tracking of Cape Verde Shearwaters in relation to oceanographic variability 03/11/20
Population studies of Southern Buller's Albatrosses on the Snares Islands 02/11/20
Foraging Antipodean Albatrosses overlap with pelagic longliners in the Tasman Sea 30/10/20
Releasing downed Newell’s Shearwaters in the time of a pandemic 29/10/20
The White-capped is the most abundant albatross recorded around New Zealand fishing vessels 28/10/20

The Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

ACAP is a multilateral agreement which seeks to conserve listed albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters by coordinating international activity to mitigate known threats to their populations.

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