[BCNnet] Death on the High Seas

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Hi BCN friends;

Here is another key bird conservation issue on which the American Bird
Conservancy just issued a national press release.  I strongly urge you to
get the pdf file, which contains the described report.  You will need to
have Adobe Acrobat reader to open it.

Donald

Donald R. Dann
60 Ravinoaks Lane
Highland Park, IL 60035
Ph/Fax: 847-266-2222
Email: donniebird@yahoo.com <mailto:donniebird@yahoo.com>

Subject: ABC Press release

February 5, 2002
DATELINE: Washington, DC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW REPORT: LONGLINE FISHING THREATENS WORLD’S
ALBATROSSES AND OTHER BIRDS WITH EXTINCTION
64 species impacted; US Fisheries Involved
A new report, SUDDEN DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS – LONGLINE FISHING: A GLOBAL
CATASTROPHE FOR SEABIRDS, published by American Bird Conservancy (ABC),
documents the widespread killing of hundreds of thousands of seabirds,
including albatrosses, on longline fishing hooks each year. The report (on
line at www.abcbirds.org/policy/seabird_report.pdf
<http://www.abcbirds.org/policy/seabird_report.pdf> ) finds that seabird
populations are being decimated by this practice, but that simple solutions
exist to prevent the catastrophe. Albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, and
fulmars are killed when they are attracted to the bait attached to hooks,
reeled out from the sterns of fishing vessels on long, monofilament lines.
The great ocean wanderers snatch or dive on the bait as lines are set, and
either swallow the hooks or are hooked in the wing or other body part and
pulled under the sea to drown. Thousands of miles of lines, carrying
hundreds of millions of hooks, are set by longliners throughout the world’s
oceans each year.
Scientists agree that longlining is the newest and greatest threat to
albatrosses and certain other seabirds. Sixteen of the world’s 21 Albatross
species are now listed by the IUCN World Conservation Union as threatened
with extinction, and all have been linked to longline fishing mortality. In
1991, it was estimated that Japanese longliners alone were killing up to
44,000 albatrosses per year. ABC’s report finds that among the hundreds of
thousands of seabirds that die worldwide, more than 20,000 are killed
annually in the U.S. Alaskan longline fishery. The Hawaiian longline fleet
kills thousands more. The United States is responsible for the deaths of the
federally listed, Endangered Short-tailed Albatross and the globally
threatened, IUCN-listed Black-footed Albatross, as well as the rapidly
declining Laysan Albatross.
ABC is calling for the U.S. to demonstrate international leadership by
requiring measures that will prevent this needless slaughter. This includes
mandatory deployment of by-catch reduction measures on all U.S. vessels,
more independent observers aboard fishing vessels to better document the
problem, stronger regulations to prevent U.S. imports of fish, such as
Chilean sea bass (Patagonian toothfish), that has been illegally caught
without regard to seabird mortality, and adoption of effective National
Plans of Action under a United Nations (UN) agreement.
Simple, effective and inexpensive measures that can virtually eliminate
seabird deaths, without affecting fishing success, already exist. For
example, special bird_scaring lines have been tested by researchers on
Alaskan vessels and shown to virtually eliminate albatross and most other
seabird by-catch. These lines are being given at no cost to Alaskan
longliners under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program. ABC believes that
the use of these lines in conjunction with other simple and cost-effective
measures will eliminate seabird mortality in almost all longline fisheries.
"The current slaughter of the long-lived albatrosses, petrels and other
seabirds could easily be avoided with no loss in fishing efficiency. To
prevent the collapse in the populations of these great birds, we need the
U.S. to stop the killing in its own longline fisheries and to exert
international leadership through implementation of the UN’s plan of action
on seabirds," stated Gerald Winegrad, ABC’s Vice President for Policy.
The report is available on line at
www.abcbirds.org/policy/seabird_report.pdf
<http://www.abcbirds.org/policy/seabird_report.pdf> . For more information,
contact: Gerald Winegrad, American Bird Conservancy at: 410-280-8956 or
202-453-1535 x 202.
"WITH HIS CRUEL BOW HE LAID FULL LOW THE HARMLESS ALBATROSS" Samuel Taylor
Coleridge
 _____

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization,
dedicated to the conservation of wild birds and their habitats throughout
the Americas. The fundamental role of ABC is to build coalitions of
conservation groups, scientists, and members of the public, to tackle key
bird priorities using the best resources available. ABC has programs to
address the threats to birds from such diverse causes as habitat loss,
pesticides, cats and communication towers. For more information on ABC visit
www.abcbirds.org <http://www.abcbirds.org> or call (202) 452-1535.

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I strongly
urge you to get the pdf file, which contains the described report. &nbsp;You will need to have Adobe =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>February 5, 2002<br>
DATELINE: Washington, DC<br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
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0in 0in 4.0pt'><strong><b><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>NEW REPORT: LONGLINE FISHING THREATENS WORLD&#8217;S =
</span></font></b></strong><b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b>ALBATROSSES AND OTHER BIRDS WITH EXTINCTION</b></strong><br>
<strong><b><i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>64 species impacted; US =
Fisheries
Involved</span></i></b></strong></span></font></b><i><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
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A =
new report,
SUDDEN DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS &#8211; LONGLINE FISHING: A GLOBAL =
CATASTROPHE FOR SEABIRDS,
published by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), documents the widespread killing of hundreds of thousands =
of
seabirds, including albatrosses, on longline fishing hooks =
each
year. The report (on line at <a
href=3D"http://www.abcbirds.org/policy/seabird_report.pdf">www.abcbirds.o=
rg/policy/seabird_report.pdf</a>)&nbsp;finds
that seabird populations are being decimated by this practice, but that =
simple solutions exist to prevent =
the
catastrophe. Albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, and fulmars are killed =
when they
are attracted to the bait attached to hooks, reeled out from the sterns =
of
fishing vessels on long, monofilament lines. The great ocean wanderers =
snatch
or dive on the bait as lines are set, and either swallow the hooks or =
are
hooked in the wing or other body part and pulled under the sea to drown.
Thousands of miles of lines, carrying hundreds of millions of hooks, are =
set by
longliners throughout the world&#8217;s oceans each =
year.<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

Scientists
agree that longlining is the newest =
and
greatest threat to albatrosses and certain other seabirds. =
Sixteen
of the world&#8217;s 21 Albatross species are now listed by the IUCN =
World
Conservation Union as threatened with extinction, and all have been =
linked to
longline fishing mortality. In 1991, it was estimated that Japanese =
longliners
alone were killing up to 44,000 albatrosses per year. ABC&#8217;s report =
finds that
among the hundreds of thousands of seabirds that die worldwide, more =
than
20,000 are killed annually in the U.S. Alaskan longline fishery. The =
Hawaiian
longline fleet kills thousands more. The United
States is responsible for the deaths of the federally listed, =
Endangered Short-tailed Albatross =
and the globally threatened, IUCN-listed
Black-footed Albatross, as well as the rapidly declining Laysan =
Albatross.<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

ABC is calling
for the U.S. to demonstrate international
leadership by requiring measures that will prevent this =
needless
slaughter. This includes mandatory deployment of by-catch reduction measures on all U.S. vessels, more
independent observers aboard fishing vessels to better document the =
problem,
stronger regulations to prevent U.S. imports of fish, such as Chilean =
sea bass
(Patagonian toothfish), that has been illegally caught without regard to
seabird mortality, and adoption of effective National Plans of Action =
under a
United Nations (UN) agreement.<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

Simple, effective and inexpensive measures that can virtually =
eliminate
seabird deaths, without affecting fishing success, already =
exist. For example, special =
bird_scaring lines
have been tested by researchers on Alaskan vessels and shown to =
virtually
eliminate albatross and most other seabird by-catch. These lines are =
being
given at no cost to Alaskan longliners under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife =
Service
program. ABC believes that the use of these lines in conjunction with =
other
simple and cost-effective measures will eliminate
seabird mortality in almost all longline =
fisheries.<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

&quot;The
current slaughter of the long-lived albatrosses, petrels and other =
seabirds
could easily be avoided with no loss in fishing efficiency. To prevent =
the
collapse in the populations of these great birds, we need the U.S. to =
stop the
killing in its own longline fisheries and to exert international =
leadership
through implementation of the UN&#8217;s plan of action on =
seabirds,&quot; stated
Gerald Winegrad, ABC&#8217;s Vice President for Policy. =
<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

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black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The report is
available on line at <a =
href=3D"http://www.abcbirds.org/policy/seabird_report.pdf">www.abcbirds.o=
rg/policy/seabird_report.pdf</a>&nbsp;.&nbsp;For
more information, contact: Gerald Winegrad, American Bird Conservancy =
at:
410-280-8956 or 202-453-1535 x 202.</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
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<p style=3D'margin-left:3.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid =
black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><b><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:
bold'>&quot;WITH HIS CRUEL BOW HE LAID FULL LOW THE HARMLESS =
ALBATROSS&quot; </span></font></b><b><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Samuel
Taylor Coleridge</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;font-weigh=
t:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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American Bird
Conservancy (ABC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, dedicated to =
the
conservation of wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. =
The
fundamental role of ABC is to build coalitions of conservation groups,
scientists, and members of the public, to tackle key bird priorities =
using the
best resources available. ABC has programs to address the threats to =
birds from
such diverse causes as habitat loss, pesticides, cats and communication =
towers.
For more information on ABC visit <a =
href=3D"http://www.abcbirds.org">www.abcbirds.org</a>
or call (202) 452-1535.<o:p></o:p>

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