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title: "Convention on Migratory Species to discuss reducing seabird bycatch in gill and trawl fisheries, marine debris and invasive species on seabird islands in Bonn this week"
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# Convention on Migratory Species to discuss reducing seabird bycatch in gill and trawl fisheries, marine debris and invasive species on seabird islands in Bonn this week

The [Scientific Council](http://www.cms.int/en/meetings/scientific-council) of the Convention on Migratory Species ([CMS](http://www.cms.int/en)) will hear a [report](http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/document/Doc_2_2_Prov_Annotated_Agenda_E.pdf)from its By-catch Working Group this week in Bonn, Germany at its [18th Meeting](http://www.cms.int/en/meeting/18th-scientific-council-meeting).

 *Inter alia*, the council will review an assessment report ([UNEP/CMS/ScC18/Inf.10.15.1](http://cms.eaudeweb.ro/sites/default/files/document/Inf_10_15_1_Assessment_of_Bycatch_in_Gill_Net_Fisheries.pdf)) of bycatch in gill net fisheries and consider the outcomes of a technical workshop held in Christchurch, New Zealand last year to identify new operational or technical measures for reducing the risk to seabirds from gill and trawl nets ([click here](http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/document/Inf_10_15_2_Australasian_Net_Solutions_Workshop.pdf)).

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/B/Black_browed/black-browed_albatross_trawler3_graham_parker.jpg)

 Black-browed Albatrosses gather behind a fishing trawler, photograph by Graham Parker

 Management of marine debris and a draft resolution on the subject will also be discussed ([click here](http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/document/Doc_10%204_Management_of_Marine_Debris_E.pdf)) as will a review on the impact of invasive alien species on species protected under the Convention on Migratory Species.  In the latter [document](http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/document/Inf_10_11_1_Invasive_Alien_Species_full_Report_Eonly.pdf) the successful Macquarie Island Pest Eradication Project ([MIPEP](http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=13013)) is treated as a case study.  The review also refers to the ACAP Conservation Guidelines document for the eradication of introduced mammals from breeding sites of ACAP-listed seabirds ([click here](http://www.acap.aq/index.php/resources/acap-conservation-guidelines)).

 See earlier *ACAP Latest News* reports on CMS-related activities [here](http://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/component/search/?searchword=CMS%20gill%20fisheries&searchphrase=all&Itemid=101).

 With thanks to Barry Baker, CMS Councillor for By-Catch for information.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 02 July 2014*