The rime of the modern mariner: evidence for capture of yellow-nosed albatross from Amsterdam Island in Indian Ocean longline fisheries

International audience Commercial fisheries currently pose a seriousthreat at sea to the conservation of a number of pelagicseabirds. However, these interactions are complex, andreports on population-specific bycatch in the high seas arescarce. Here we report the case of an Indian yellow-nosedalbatr...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Thiebot, Jean-Baptiste, Demay, Jérémie, Marteau, Cédric, Weimerskirch, Henri
Other Authors: National Institute of Polar Research Tokyo (NiPR), Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres Australes Françaises, TAAF, Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), Université de La Rochelle (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2015
Subjects:
Thalassarche carteri
Bycatch
Seabird
Sub-lethal effects
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
Non-breeding period
[SDE]Environmental Sciences
Indian
Rime
Amsterdam Island
Polar Biology
Online Access:https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01285531
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1680-5
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Summary:International audience Commercial fisheries currently pose a seriousthreat at sea to the conservation of a number of pelagicseabirds. However, these interactions are complex, andreports on population-specific bycatch in the high seas arescarce. Here we report the case of an Indian yellow-nosedalbatross Thalassarche carteri re-sighted on AmsterdamIsland after an apparent capture by an Indonesian longliner,as indicated by a message attached to the bird. Thisrecord demonstrates that Amsterdam birds may interactwith long-liners indeed, at least during winter, and thatsuch interactions are not systematically lethal. We suggestthat bycatch sub-lethal effects should be investigated atcolonies with high risks of individual capture at sea.

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