Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

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Public Viewing, Pelagic Trips and Island Expeditions

Posting of links to bodies offering public viewing, pelagic trips and island expeditions is done purely for information purposes and does not imply any endorsement by ACAP.

  • Web Link Royal Albatross Colony NEW ZEALAND
    The Royal Albatross Colony at Taiaroa Head, on the tip of the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand, is the only mainland breeding colony for any albatross species found in the southern hemisphere
  • Web Link Albatross Encounter Kaikoura NEW ZEALAND
    Kaikoura is known as the Albatross Capital of New Zealand. Up to 12 species of albatrosses can be seen along the coastline at Kaikoura.
  • Web Link Zest for Birds Pelagic Birding SOUTH AFRICA
    Pelagic birding off southern Africa's shores varies from the warm tropical waters of the north-west and north-east coasts to the cold waters off the south coast.
  • Web Link Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge HAWAI'I, USA
    The Refuge and National Memorial serve as the “window” to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the only site within the Monument open to the public.
  • Web Link Ka`ena Point Natural Area Reserve HAWAI'I, USA
    Kaʻena Point is the westernmost tip of land on the island of Oʻahu in the Hawaiian islands. Laysan Albatrosses breed.
  • Web Link Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge HAWAI'I, USA
    Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i offers the opportunity to view breeding Laysan Albatrosses
  • Web Link Shearwater Journeys CALIFORNIA, USA
    Departures to watch pelagic seabirds from Monterey, Half Moon Bay, Emeryville, Bodega Bay, & Ft. Bragg, California, USA
  • Web Link Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association AUSTRALIA

    SOSSA organises regular pelagic trips from Wollongong, New South Wales and Southport, Queensland, Australia

  • Web Link Pterodroma Pelagics NEW ZEALAND
    Pterodroma Pelagics specialises in New Zealand seabird birdwatching trips in the Hauraki Gulf, NZ's Far North and Stewart Island.
  • Web Link Monarch Wildlife Cruises & Tours NEW ZEALAND
    Cruises to view albatrosses, petrels and other wildlife to Otago Peninsula, Otago Harbour and Taiaroa Head, South Island, New Zealand
  • Web Link Cape Town Pelagics SOUTH AFRICA
    Day-long pelagic trips for seabirds out of Cape Town, South Africa run on a non-profit basis to support albatross research and conservation.
  • Web Link Anne Albatross Cape Pelagics SOUTH AFRICA
    All-day pelagic trips out of Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
  • Web Link Bruny Island Cruises TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
    Wilderness and wildlife cruises along Bruny Island to view sea cliffs, seals, dolphins, whales, seabirds and eagles.
  • Web Link Project Puffin Watching Tours MAINE, USA

    More than 4000 people embark on puffin watching cruises with Audubon naturalists each summer. Two companies offer this unique opportunity to view the thriving colony at Eastern Egg Rock, Muscongus Bay, Maine, USA.

  • Web Link American Birding Association Pelagic Directory
    The ABA Pelagic Directory lists some of the known opportunities for offshore birding in the American Birding Association area. The listings begin in the north-east with offerings in Nova Scotia, continuing clockwise through the western Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the eastern Pacific, and ending in Alaskan pelagic waters.
  • Web Link Tasman Island Cruises TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA

    Close encounters with wildlife on land and at sea on the Tasmanian coast of Australia.

  • Web Link Balearic Shearwater Tours SPAIN

    With our tours and activities we aim to contribute to the conservation and appreciation for the critically endangered Balearic Shearwater and other seabirds that nest in the Balearic Islands.

  • Web Link Paparoa Nature Tours NEW ZEALAND

    The Paparoa Nature Tours private wildlife sanctuary and petrel-viewing facility is located within lush sub-tropical rainforest near Punakaiki on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, featuring the largest mainland burrow-nesting petrel, the Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica, at its only breeding grounds.

  • Web Link Heritage Expeditions NEW ZEALAND

    Heritage Expeditions was formed in 1985, as a way of increasing awareness and conservation of the natural world through responsible expedition travel.  Heritage Expeditions visit the New Zealand sub-Antarctic islands - havens for some of the most abundant and unique wildlife on the planet. The islands are comprised of five groups: the Bounty Islands, the Antipodes, the Snares, the Auckland Islands and Campbell Island along with Australia's Macquarie Island.

  • Web Link Southern California Pelagic Trips, USA

    Pelagic Trips and Deep Water Sea-birding Expeditions from southern California