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title: "ACAP releases the final report of its 15th Advisory Committee Meeting in time for World Seabird Day"
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# ACAP releases the final report of its 15th Advisory Committee Meeting in time for World Seabird Day

*![World Seabird Day](https://www.acap.aq/images/World_Seabird_Day.png)World Seabird Day commemorates the extinction of the Great Auk, logo design by the World Seabird Union*

 ACAP has released the [final report](https://www.acap.aq/documents/advisory-committee/ac15) of the 15th Meeting of its Advisory Committee in time for [World Seabird Day](https://worldseabirdunion.org/about/world-seabird-day-july-3rd/), held annually on 03 July.  The Meeting was held in Swakopmund, Namibia, from 1 to 5 June 2026 under the Chair of Michael Double (Australia), supported by Tatiana Neves (Brazil) as Vice-Chair.  Eleven of the 13 Parties to the Agreement attended, along with observers that included Namibia.  The Advisory Committee meeting considered reports from its three working groups.

 Following on soon after the holding of [World Albatross Day](https://www.acap.aq/world-albatross-day/wad2026-habitat-restoration) on 19 June, World Seabird Day covers all the world’s seabirds.  It commemorates the last recorded sighting of the extinct Great Auk *Pinguinus impennis* in 1844.  “The day raises awareness for the conservation of the world’s 350+ seabird species, roughly half of which are experiencing population declines due to overfishing, climate change, and habitat loss”.  The day was inaugurated by the [World Seabird Union](https://worldseabirdunion.org/) in 2017.

 Versions of the 83-page AC15 report will be available in the ACAP official languages of French and Spanish on this website by 31 July 2026.

 *John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 03 July 2026*