ACAP makes a call for project applications to help conserve albatrosses and petrelshttps://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/acap-makes-a-call-for-project-applications-to-help-conserve-albatrosses-and-petrels

15 December 2011 making a substantive contribution to the Agreement's objective will also be considered. Applicants are encouraged to contact the relevant Working Group Convenor to discuss the development and relevance of their application to ensure it addresses the...

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Wisdom, the World's oldest known albatross, is back on Midway with a new egg - and joins the electronic agehttps://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/wisdom-the-worlds-oldest-known-albatross-is-back-on-midway-with-a-new-egg-and-joins-the-electronic-age

03 December 2011 also the oldest known wild bird in the 90-year history of North American bird banding." Wisdom has been in regular e-mail contact with ACAP's honorary Information Officer of late. In her last e-mail to him, received yesterday, she promised to ensure...

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SCAR Open Science Conference to be held in Portland, USA in July 2012https://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/scar-open-science-conference-to-be-held-in-portland-usa-in-july-2012

21 October 2011 of Antarctica: The Terrestrial System; and Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: Future Management Challenges. You can contact the Local Organizing Committee if you are interested in organizing a workshop, focus group, or other themed meeting in...

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Read of attempts to rid seabird islands of aliens in the islandNet Newsletterhttps://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/read-of-attempts-to-rid-seabird-islands-of-aliens-in-the-islandnet-newsletter

14 September 2011 read this and earlier issues. The final newsletter will be due out in February 2012. If you would like to contribute to it, contact Elaine Murphy (...

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** 23 August UPDATE ** Tristan oiling disaster. "Tristan" the oiled albatross finally flies awayhttps://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/breaking-news-bulk-carrier-ms-oliva-has-run-aground-on-tristans-nightingale-island

23 August 2011 she subsequently broke in two on the night of 18 March, releasing a large quantity of bunker oil. For further information contact Katrine Herian, RSPB Project Officer on Tristan da Cunha...

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Southern Giant Petrels breeding within the Antarctic Treaty Area: a call for informationhttps://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/southern-giant-petrels-breeding-within-the-antarctic-treaty-area-a-call-for-information

03 June 2011 11 Rev 3). If you are able to assist (or know of someone else who could help), or have any questions regarding ACAP's work, contact Wiesława Misiak, ACAP Science Officer at...

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Employment opportunity: two Senior Research Assistants for biological research and plant control at Gough Island World Heritage Site, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Oceanhttps://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/employment-opportunity-two-senior-research-assistants-for-biological-research-and-plant-control-at-gough-island-world-heritage-site-tristan-da-cunha-south-atlantic-ocean

14 May 2011 of contract will be from 01 August 2011 to 30 October 2012. For further information and to request the full advert text, contact Peter Ryan (...

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New research approaches on albatrosses from the sub-Antarctic Diego Ramírez Islands, Chilehttps://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/new-research-approaches-on-albatrosses-from-the-sub-antarctic-diego-ramirez-islands-chile

26 April 2011 technologies to monitor adultbirds and the first attempts to identify juvenile dispersion. For further details please contact Cristián G. Suazo, Universidad Austral de Chile,...

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The Peruvian Association for the Conservation of Nature makes a video on the Waved Albatross (and other seabirds) affected by fishing in Peruvian watershttps://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/the-peruvian-association-for-the-conservation-of-nature-makes-a-video-on-the-waved-albatross-and-other-seabirds-affected-by-fishing-in-peruvian-waters

07 March 2011 of the video was supported by the USA's Center for Environmental Research and Conservation. For more information, contact Liliana Ayala at APECO at...

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Change and Loss in Marine Biodiversity from Bycatch in Marine Capture Fisheries: conference callhttps://www.acap.aq/news/news-archive/2011-news-archive/change-and-loss-in-marine-biodiversity-from-bycatch-in-marine-capture-fisheries-conference-call

31 January 2011 related to bycatch are encouraged. To submit abstracts and for more information or suggestions for the thematic session contact: Eric Gilman, College of Natural & Computational Sciences, Hawaii Pacific University, USA,...

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