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title: "Fourth Albatross and Petrel Conference: final programme and abstracts  show ACAP involvement"
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# Fourth Albatross and Petrel Conference: final programme and abstracts  show ACAP involvement

 

The **Fourth Conference on the Biology and Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels** will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 11-15 August 2008.

The  programme and abstracts booklet is now available as a downloadable PDF on the [conference web site](http://iapc4.adu.org.za/), or by going directly to  [http://iapc4.adu.org.za/Abstract_booklet.pdf](http://iapc4.adu.org.za/Abstract_booklet.pdf).  There will be totals of 65 oral presentations, 32 posters and two round-table discussions over the five-day period of the conference.  ACAP will be well represented at the conference and will make a number of  presentations.

The opening address will be given on behalf of ACAP by Mark Tasker, Vice-Chair of the Agreement's Advisory Committee on the subject: **The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels - progress, success and the future**. In addition,  Wieslawa Misiak of ACAP's Secretariat, along with three of ACAP's  four working group convenors,  Mike Double, Rosemary Gales and Richard Phillips, will convene a round-table to demonstrate and discuss two Agreement  initiatives: the data portal, and the species assessments.

A poster entitled  **Identifying candidate species for inclusion within the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels** will be be displayed by John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer  and Barry Baker, ACAP scientific and technical consultant.

Warren Papworth, ACAP Executive Secretary, will co-author a poster with Kim Rivera and others entitled **Birds of a feather: international teamwork advancing seabird conservation on the high seas** which will address how best to interact with RFMOs (Regional Fishery Management Organizations) to reduce seabird bycatch.

ACAP will also host a stand at the conference at which posters and species assessment texts will be displayed and made available to delegates.

Conference enquiries to [andreaangelg@gmail.com](mailto:andreaangelg@gmail.com)

*Posted by John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 04 August 2008*