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Lokkeborg, S.; Thiele, W. (eds.)
Report of the FAO/BirdLife
South American Workshop on Implementation of NPOA-Seabirds and Conservation of
Albatrosses and Petrels. Valdivia, Chile, 2-6 December 2003.
FAO Fisheries
Report. No. 751. Rome, FAO. 2004. 32p.
ABSTRACT
The International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch
of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (IPOA-Seabirds) was developed by FAO in
response to the growing concern. The IPOA-Seabirds requests countries with
longline fisheries that interact with seabirds to develop a national plan
(NPOA-Seabirds) to reduce the incidental seabird catch in their fisheries.
Several countries in the South American region have large populations of
albatrosses and petrels, and existing assessments and data indicate that
significant numbers of seabirds are caught annually in several longline
fisheries in this region. Thus FAO and BirdLife International organized this
joint workshop to discuss albatross and petrel conservation and to initiate the
development of NPOA-Seabirds in the regional countries.
Representatives of different disciplines (research institutes,
fishing industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governmental agencies)
from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay met to discuss topics related to
implementation of NPOA-Seabirds. National reports were presented giving an
overview of the problem and the status of the progress in the development of
their NPOA-Seabirds. Experts representing the United States of America and New
Zealand, which have finalized the development of their NPOA-Seabirds, gave
presentations of these works. Presentations were also given of regional
agreements such as the South American Strategy for the Conservation of
Albatrosses and Petrels (ESCAPE), the Agreement on the Conservation of
Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) and the Southern Seabird Solution (SSS).
Discussion groups were set up to discuss mitigation measures, priorities,
projects and potential funding sources. |
