Chatham albatross  (Thalassarche eremita)

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Glossary

Longline fishing: A fishing method that involves a single line up to 130 kilometres long, with thousands of baited hooks attached to it, being pulled behind a boat.
Upwelling: The upward movement of cold, nutrient-rich water from the ocean depths, usually as a result of winds and currents.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (September, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Robertson, C.J.R., Bell, D. and Nicholls, D.G. (2000) The Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremite): at home and abroad. Notornis, 47 (3): 174.
  3. BirdLife International (February, 2008)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3963&m=0
  4. Science Working Group. (2007) Information describing the associated and dependent species Chatham albatross Thalassarche eremite relating to the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. Third SWG Meeting, South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. Available at:
    http://www.southpacificrfmo.org/science-working-group/key-documents1/
  5. Robertson, C.J.R., Bell, D. and Scofield, P. (2003) Population Assessment of the Chatham Mollymawk at The Pyramid, December 2001. Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.
  6. Wildlife Scientific Advice, Natural Heritage Division. (2001) National Recovery Plan for Albatrosses and Giant-petrels. Environment Australia, Canberra.
  7. Double, M.C., Gales, R., Beck, N., Small, C. and Taylor, F. (2006) Chatham Albatross. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatross and Petrels, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  8. ACAP (February, 2008)
    http://www.acap.aq/