be transferred this year from the Kowhai mountain colony (one of only two surviving) to the man-made colony known as Te Rae o Atiu on the Kaikoura Peninsula. The translocation site is protected by a predator-proof fence that was erected in 2010 (and was...
In this issue: Spain Signs! Micro data loggers - the latest albatross accessory? Genetics and species identification - a breakthrough! New Zealand Workshop: Ground-Breaking Seabird Alliance BirdLife International Spain Signs! The Interim Secretariat...
Several newsletters on procellariiform seabirds and on bycatch issues are of relevance to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. A list follows. Readers are requested to e-mail the ACAP Information Officer ( John.Cooper@ac.aq )...
{mosimage} Over the last decade or so, a number of publications, suitable for use aboard fishing vessels, has been produced to aid in identifying seabirds caught on longlines and in reducing seabird bycatch in longline fisheries. A bibliographic list...
{mosimage} New Zealand’s Department of Conservation /Te Papa Atawhai publishes DOC Research & Development Series. Each year several titles cover research conducted on ACAP-listed species. Go to...
The ACAP Secretariat has recently been advised of the appointment of three new National Contact Points for the following Parties to the Agreement. A warm welcome to ACAP is extended to them all. CHILE Sra Karin Mundnich Wiegold Unidad de Asuntos...
The Southern Seabird Solutions Trust , with support from Sanford Ltd, Solander Seafoods and Te Ohu Kaimoana, has developed an online resource to assist fishers and other inventors in developing their seabird bycatch mitigation ideas. "We want to...
Several shearwaters of the genera Calonectris and Puffinus have been identified by ACAP as potential candidates for listing within the Agreement, partially because they face similar threats as do ACAP-listed albatrosses and petrels - such as...
The Fifth International Conference on the Biology and Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (IAPC5) will be held in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa on the waterfront of Wellington, New Zealand over the period Monday 13 to Friday 17 August...
The New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries and the Department of Conservation are seeking public comment by 7 June 2011 on a draft Seabird Policy . The policy aims to reduce the fishing-related mortality of seabirds by putting in place a risk-based approach...
The Southern Seabird Solutions Trust is embarking on a "seabird smart" expertise-building programme with New Zealand's commercial inshore fishers. The programme will be delivered through a series of workshops where fishers will learn about the lives of...
According to the IAPC5 web site the call for abstracts will open next month on 1 October. The closing date for submission of abstracts and for the early-bird registration will be 1 April 2012. Information on the planned programme with session topics...
The series of occasional articles in ACAP Latest News on albatrosses and petrels in art and culture continues with a look at albatross statues and memorials. I know of only three such, two of which I have visited. Photograph by John Cooper, 18 August...
A total of 225 Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia chicks was transferred from Long Island across the Cook Strait to the Mana Island Scientific Reserve in New Zealand during 2006-2008. At least 191 chicks (85%) were presumed to have fledged...
The first in a series of national workshops to promote seabird-smart fishing practices have been held in Auckland and Timaru, New Zealand. The workshops are being organised by the Southern Seabird Solutions Trust a nd are hosted by fishing companies to...
Following previous conferences in Hobart, Australia (1995), Hawaii, USA (2000), Montevideo, Uruguay (2004) and Cape Town, South Africa (2008), the Fifth International Albatross and Petrel Conference ( IAPC5 ) will be held in Wellington, New Zealand...
The Critically Endangered Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus is a recently-listed ACAP species which breeds only on Spanish islands within the Mediterranean, where it is affected by longline and by other fisheries. Two non-ACAP-listed...
A photographic competition for images featuring albatrosses and petrels is being run by The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . Prizes are to be awarded at the Fifth International Albatross and Petrel Conference to be held in Wellington, New...
A one-day workshop to assess potential research priorities for New Zealand breeding albatrosses and petrels was held at the National Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa on 11 August 2012, the day before the Fifth International Albatross and...
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 's photographic competition for images featuring albatrosses and petrels revealed the winners at a short function held during the Fifth International Albatross and Petrel Conference held in Wellington last...
