Indian yellow-nosed albatross  (Thalassarche carteri)

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By-catch: In the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
Cephalopoda: From the Greek for ‘head-foot', a class of molluscs that occur only in marine habitats. All species have grasping tentacles, and either an internal or external shell. Includes nautiloids, cuttlefish, squids, octopuses, and extinct ammonites and belemnites.
Crustacea: Diverse group of arthropods (a phylum of animals with jointed limbs and a hard chitinous exoskeleton) characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae, one pair of mandibles (parts of the mouthparts used for handling and processing food) and two pairs of maxillae (appendages used in eating, which are located behind the mandibles). Includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps, slaters, woodlice and barnacles.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (January, 2005)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=30015&m=0
  3. Institute of African Ornithology (January, 2005)
    http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/fitzpatrick/docs/r014a.html
  4. Wildlife Conservation Notice of Western Australia (January, 2005)
    http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/plants_animals/watscu/pdf/wildlife_cons_notice_fauna2003.pdf
  5. Australian Department of Environment and Heritage – Recovery Plan (January, 2005)
    http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/action/birds2000/pubs/indian-albatross.pdf