Save the Albatross, a magnificent companion to the sailor. Get goverments to help stop the slaughter
Japan (Press Release) June 10, 2008 --
Why are albatrosses so vulnerable?
Albatrosses are exceptionally susceptible to longlining. They can't breed fast enough to cope with the rate at which they are being killed. Other species, with different life cycles, might be able to survive. Why is this so?
www.savethealbatross.net
Naturally, albatrosses are long-lived birds, some living up to 60 years.
They only breed once they are fully mature - this can take as long as 12 years.
They only produce one chick at a time, and several albatross species only breed every second year.
Fishing crews can use simple measures to stop albatrosses from getting hooked.
Like many other seabirds, albatrosses face threats at sea and on land, such as introduced predators and habitat destruction. However, the biggest threat faced by most species is death on longline fishing hooks.
Many of these tragic and needless deaths could be stopped.
We have the solutions - you can help us put them into practice.
19 of the 22 species of albatross in the world are threatened with extinction largely because of longline fishing. BirdLife International compiles the official list of threatened birds. Currently, three albatross species are Critically Endangered, seven are Endangered and nine are Vulnerable.
www.savethealbatross.net
Pirate fishing
Around a third of albatross deaths are caused by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing fleets.
At its worst, pirate fishing is organised crime, in which vessels plunder fish stocks with no regard for regulations, national sovereignty or bird protection. They leave devastation in their wake.
Government action to stamp out pirate fishing could stop many thousands of albatrosses from dying a horrible death.
’Albatrosses have survived in the harshest marine environments for 50 million years; more than 100 times longer than our own species. However, these magnificent birds are unable to cope with man-made threats, such as longline fishing.‘
Sir David Attenborough - Broadcaster and naturalist
Help save albatrosses from extinction - you can help stop these magnificent birds from dying needlessly on fishing hooks by donating now.
www.savethealbatross.net
Albatrosses are exceptionally susceptible to longlining. They can't breed fast enough to cope with the rate at which they are being killed. Other species, with different life cycles, might be able to survive. Why is this so?
www.savethealbatross.net
Naturally, albatrosses are long-lived birds, some living up to 60 years.
They only breed once they are fully mature - this can take as long as 12 years.
They only produce one chick at a time, and several albatross species only breed every second year.
Fishing crews can use simple measures to stop albatrosses from getting hooked.
Like many other seabirds, albatrosses face threats at sea and on land, such as introduced predators and habitat destruction. However, the biggest threat faced by most species is death on longline fishing hooks.
Many of these tragic and needless deaths could be stopped.
We have the solutions - you can help us put them into practice.
19 of the 22 species of albatross in the world are threatened with extinction largely because of longline fishing. BirdLife International compiles the official list of threatened birds. Currently, three albatross species are Critically Endangered, seven are Endangered and nine are Vulnerable.
www.savethealbatross.net
Pirate fishing
Around a third of albatross deaths are caused by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing fleets.
At its worst, pirate fishing is organised crime, in which vessels plunder fish stocks with no regard for regulations, national sovereignty or bird protection. They leave devastation in their wake.
Government action to stamp out pirate fishing could stop many thousands of albatrosses from dying a horrible death.
’Albatrosses have survived in the harshest marine environments for 50 million years; more than 100 times longer than our own species. However, these magnificent birds are unable to cope with man-made threats, such as longline fishing.‘
Sir David Attenborough - Broadcaster and naturalist
Help save albatrosses from extinction - you can help stop these magnificent birds from dying needlessly on fishing hooks by donating now.
www.savethealbatross.net
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