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title: "First International Science Symposium on the Kerguelen Plateau to be held in France"
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# First International Science Symposium on the Kerguelen Plateau to be held in France

The **1st International Science Symposium****on the Kerguelen Plateau** in the southern Indian Ocean will be held in Concarneau, France from 14 to 16 April 2010 ([click here](http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/e/news/articles/symposium-KPlateau.pdf) for the conference programme and other details).

  

 The following papers to be presented will be of interest to the Albatross and Petrel Agreement:

  

 Barbraud C., C. Marteau, K. Delord & H. Weimerskirch - Demographic responses of White-chinned Petrels *Procellaria aequinoctialis* and Grey Petrels *P. cinerea* to climate and longline fishery by-catch.

  

 Cotté C., K. Delord, C. Péron, C.-A. Bost, G. Duhamel, P. Pruvost, N. Gasco, A. Martin & H. Weimerskirch - Interactions between seabirds and fisheries in the French EEZs: implications for conservation and management.

  

 Hindell, M., Gales, N., Lea, M.-A., Goldsworthy, S., Bost, C.-A., Guinet, C. &, Charassin, J.B.  Foraging habitats of top predators, and areas of ecological significance on the Kerguelen Plateau.

  *![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Petrels/G/Grey_Petrel_by_Peter_Ryan1.jpg "Grey Petrel.  Photograph by Peter Ryan")*

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 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 31 January 2010*