World's First International Team dedicated to reducing #albatross #bycatch by collaborative work in #fisheries. Host of the 1st #AlbatrossWorldCup

Joined October 2009
🚨The Antipodean Albatross is spiralling towards extinction. ⚠️The New Zealand longline fishing industry must meet international standards to save this magnificent bird! 💪@BrookingRachel,Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, don't wait until it's too late! ow.ly/uJov50ORyak
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ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE! 🗳 Your vote will help the Mouse-Free Marion Project secure €50,000 from the EOCA (@ConserveOutdoor) to help Marion Island's seabirds. This would contribute valuably to our goal of eradicating mice on Marion Island. Vote at eocaconservation.org/project….
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The Salvin’s alby, visitor off Chile 🇨🇱 which overlaps with longline and trawl fisheries. Also recorded in Argentina 🇦🇷 in the monitoring of trawl fisheries. Our ATF teams are onboard looking for solutions #bycatch #mitigation. 👉🏽Delacassa et al. (2022) bit.ly/3Ktf0Co
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
Job advert! We're looking for a Marine Science Officer to join our team in Cambridge, mainly using #seabird tracking data to identify marine flyways: birdlife.org/careers/marine-… #BirdLifeScience #Ornithology #Seabirds
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
Happy #WorldAlbatrossDay from the fluff balls of Bird Island! It really is a privilege to share the island with them. @BAS_News #birdisland #southgeorgia
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Join the Albatross Task Force in celebrating World Albatross Day!   Share in our work, conserving these magnificent birds, and join us in supporting everyone working to protect them from the effects of climate change! @AlbyTaskForce @Acap_birds
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
Our 2nd albatross today is the Northern Royal. IUCN listed ENDANGERED with an est. pop of 17,000, this bird is primarily found on the Chatham Islands. Photo: Matt Jones #WorldAlbatrossDay #WAD2022 #AdoptHookpod #oceans #seabirds
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
The first of two albatrosses today in our countdown to #WorldAlbatrossDay. The Southern Royal is one of the largest albatrosses with a wingspan of over 3m. It's listed as VULNERABLE with an est. pop of 27,000. Main threat: longline fishing #AdoptHookpod now! Photo: Matt Jones
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
Under the Skin, the exhibition showing at SOC currently, highlights 18 species facing extinction, like the Albatross. The prints are interactive: shining a light on them reveals the skeleton of the endangered animal. Spectacular and raising funds for conservation. Open Wed-Sun.
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
To celebrate our new research partnership with @GlobalFishWatch, check out our paper with @BAS_News combining Wandering Albatross radar + GPS tracking & fishing vessel locations to better understand seabird-fisheries interactions. Funded by @Darwin_Defra zslpublications.onlinelibrar…
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
Namibia is a great example of success, as #seabird mortality has been reduced 98% in Namibia fisheries! 🙌🏾🥳 How did they manage to achieve such an impressive outcome? We are talking about it in our webinar 👉🏾 birdlife.zoom.us/webinar/reg… @MavaFdn @AlbyTaskForce @BirdLifeMarine
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
#ConservationOptimismAdvent Calendar Day 6 🕊️ 🇳🇦 "After a decade of work in Namibia, seabird deaths have been reduced by 98% in demersal longline fishery thanks to work by the Albatross Task Force (@AlbyTaskForce) & fishing industry!" 🐤🛥️ Discover more👉lnkd.in/dS4bjs6s
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to work with @AlbyTaskForce to save #seabirds across the world: buff.ly/30EaH4f
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Replying to @VoteToroa
This time we will win...!!!!! 🗳🤜🏼🤛🏽 We will add more wings to vote for our great #Toroa...one of the living treasures that visit Chilean waters 🇨🇱🌎🇳🇿 #VoteToroa #VoteToroa #GoToroa #VamosToroa #Antípodas #Albatros #BirdoftheYear2021 @AlbyTaskForce @BirdLifeMarine @EmbChileNZ
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Albatross Task Force retweeted
A huge step forward for #ABNJ protection today - the North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Sea-basin #MPA has just been designated by @osparcomm 🎉 youtube.com/watch?v=Y_nk299Q… Congratulations to all for working so hard for this important site!
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📢GOOD NEWS!📢 A new Marine Protected Area in the North Atlantic high sea was officially designated today! NACES is a major seabird hotspot used by up to 5 million birds from 21 species! Find out more here⬇️

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Albatross Task Force retweeted
Great news for seabirds: @BirdLifeMarine, @AlbyTaskForce & @GlobalFishWatch are announcing a new partnership! Building on our previous compliance & sentinels projects, we will have more projects to keep #seabirds off the hook soon. birdlife.org/worldwide/news/… globalfishingwatch.org/impac…