[Birdbycatch] Fwd: Orange Albatross

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This came in from Ben Sullivan.  Please pass this information on to 
fisheries observers who might encounter these birds.

Thanks,

Liz

>From: "Seabirds at Sea" <seabirds@horizon.co.fk>
>To: "Liz Mitchell" <emitch@efn.org>
>Subject: Orange Albatross
>Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 08:31:01 -0400
>Organization:
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200
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>Dear All
>
>In the first week of April 2002 Falklands Conservation will colour-mark 
>around 10,000 young black-browed albatross (BBA) (Thalassarche 
>melanophrys) from a large breeding colony on the Steeple Jason Island (an 
>island owned by the World Conservation Society). The aim of the project is 
>to identify the dispersal pattern of fledgling BBA. Nic Huin's satellite 
>tracking data of adult breeding birds has given us a good understanding of 
>their movements, but we know very little about the dispersal of juveniles. 
>The project is an important step in understanding the decline of BBA in 
>the Falkland Islands, and it may help us to target future research, 
>particularly in relation to age specific population decline. Anecdotal 
>evidence suggests the birds will travel north up the Patagonian Shelf and 
>concentrate in southern Brazil, where Tatiana Neves (Projecto Albatros) 
>will be deploying observers as part of this project. However, individual 
>birds may occur anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
>
>Birds will be marked with bright orange paint, on the breast, rump and 
>possibly crown. If you sight a marked albatross please record the date, 
>latitude, longitude, and number of birds plus any other comments. We are 
>particularly interested in records of birds interacting with fishing 
>vessels. We expect the paint to last between 3 4 months so birds could 
>potentially be sighted until the end of July.
>
>Please pass this on to 'at-sea' observers and forward records to: Seabirds 
>at Sea Team, Falklands Conservation, Jetty Centre, Stanley, Falkland 
>Islands, email: <mailto:seabirds@horizon.co.fk>seabirds@horizon.co.fk or 
>fc.seabirds@horizon.co.fk
>
>Thanks for your help
>
>
>
>Ben Sullivan, Nic Huin and Tim Reid
>
>Seabirds at Sea Team
>
>Falklands Conservation
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Elizabeth Mitchell
P.O. Box 933
Eugene, Oregon 97440
U.S.A.
Tel: (541) 344-5503
E-mail: emitch@efn.org

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This came in from Ben Sullivan.&nbsp; Please pass this information on to
fisheries observers who might encounter these birds. 
 
Thanks, 
 
Liz 
 
<blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite>From: &quot;Seabirds at Sea&quot;
&lt;seabirds@horizon.co.fk&gt; 
To: &quot;Liz Mitchell&quot; &lt;emitch@efn.org&gt; 
Subject: Orange Albatross 
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 08:31:01 -0400 
Organization: 
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 
 
Dear All 
 
In the first week of April 2002 Falklands Conservation will colour-mark
around 10,000 young black-browed albatross (BBA) (Thalassarche
melanophrys) from a large breeding colony on the Steeple Jason Island
(an island owned by the World Conservation Society). The aim of the
project is to identify the dispersal pattern of fledgling BBA. Nic Huin's
satellite tracking data of adult breeding birds has given us a good
understanding of their movements, but we know very little about the
dispersal of juveniles. The project is an important step in understanding
the decline of BBA in the Falkland Islands, and it may help us to target
future research, particularly in relation to age specific population
decline. Anecdotal evidence suggests the birds will travel north up the
Patagonian Shelf and concentrate in southern Brazil, where Tatiana Neves
(Projecto Albatros) will be deploying observers as part of this project.
However, individual birds may occur anywhere in the Southern
Hemisphere. 
 
Birds will be marked with bright orange paint, on the breast, rump and
possibly crown. If you sight a marked albatross please record the date,
latitude, longitude, and number of birds plus any other comments. We are
particularly interested in records of birds interacting with fishing
vessels. We expect the paint to last between 3 4 months so birds could
potentially be sighted until the end of July. 
 
Please pass this on to 'at-sea' observers and forward records to:
Seabirds at Sea Team, Falklands Conservation, Jetty Centre, Stanley,
Falkland Islands, email:
<a href=3D"mailto:seabirds@horizon.co.fk">seabirds@horizon.co.fk</a> or
fc.seabirds@horizon.co.fk 
 
Thanks for your help 
 
&nbsp; 
 
Ben Sullivan, Nic Huin and Tim Reid 
 
Seabirds at Sea Team 
 
Falklands Conservation 
 
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Elizabeth Mitchell 
P.O. Box 933 
Eugene, Oregon 97440 
U.S.A. 
Tel: (541) 344-5503 
E-mail: emitch@efn.org 
 
 
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