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title: "Recent research summaries on North Pacific albatrosses get translated from the original Japanese"
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# Recent research summaries on North Pacific albatrosses get translated from the original Japanese

Two well-known marine ornithologists from Japan have summarised aspects of recent research conducted on the three North Pacific albatrosses (globally [Near threatened](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-footed-albatross-phoebastria-nigripes) Black-footed *Phoebastria nigripes*, [Near Threatened](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/laysan-albatross-phoebastria-immutabilis) Laysan *P. immutabilis* and [Vulnerable](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/short-tailed-albatross-phoebastria-albatrus) Short-tailed *P. albatrus*).  Originally published in Japanese the two articles by Tomohiro Deguchi (Division of Avian Conservation, [Yamashina Institute for Ornithology](http://www.yamashina.or.jp/hp/english/)) and Yutaka Watanuki (School of Fisheries Science, [Hokkaido University](https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/)) have now been translated into English and are available open-access in the [Science Archives](https://www.japanpolicyforum.jp/archives/science/) (No. 50) of the [Japan Foreign Policy Forum](https://www.japanpolicyforum.jp/)’s on-line *Discuss Japan*.

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/S/Short_tailed/Short-tailed_Albatrosses_by_Hiroshi_Hasegawa1.jpg)

 An adult Short-tailed Albatross, photograph by Hiroshi Hasegawa

 **References:**

 Deguchi, T. 2018.  [The conservation of endangered albatross species](https://www.japanpolicyforum.jp/archives/science/pt20181113113535.html).  [translated from]  *Seibutsu* *No Kagaku Iden*72:**154-155.

 Watanuki, Y 2018.  [New developments in albatross conservation - using biologging to elucidate behavior in the ocean](https://www.japanpolicyforum.jp/archives/science/pt20181115184027.html).  [translated from]  *Seibutsu* *No Kagaku Iden*72: 1654-170.**

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 26 November 2018*