Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels - Short-tailed Albatross killed by a fishing boat off the coast of Oregon, USA

Short-tailed Albatross killed by a fishing boat off the coast of Oregon, USA

News of the death of a Vulnerable Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus earlier this year comes from the American Bird Conservancy:

"An endangered Short-tailed Albatross was killed by a longline fishing boat off the coast of Oregon in April 2011, according to a report recently released by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council. This is the first bycatch of a Short-tailed Albatross to be observed in the Pacific Northwest. The report was prepared by NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center, and is part of a larger risk assessment report currently in preparation on the effects of West Coast groundfish fisheries on endangered seabirds, fish, mammals, and turtles.

As a result of the seabird death, the National Marine Fisheries Service has initiated consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act. Section 7 of the Act mandates that any federal entity undertaking actions that may impact endangered species must consult with FWS."

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With thanks to Jessica Hardesty Norris for information.

Short-tailed Albatross at sea. Photograph by Ales Terauds

John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 19 September 2011

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Short-tailed Albatross killed by a fishing boat off the coast of Oregon, USA

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Short-tailed Albatross killed by a fishing boat off the coast of Oregon, USA

The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

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The Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels