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Donald R. Dann donniebird@yahoo.com
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BCN friends;

Here’s a national item of bird conservation interest, but a critically
important one.

You can hear it live on MSNBC on this link.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4192408/
Donnie

Donald R. Dann
Highland Park/Lake County


Place your bets! Albatrosses to race for survival; Bookmaker,
conservationists team up to save birds
IMAGE: ALBATROSS
Phil Hansbro / BirdLife
Some two dozen juvenile Shy Albatrosses like this one will race to raise
money and awareness for protecting their peers from a fishing practice
called longlining.

By Miguel Llanos
MSNBC
Updated: 7:04 a.m. ET Feb. 12, 2004
Conservation groups and the world's largest bookmaker have teamed up to take
bets on an unusual proposition: birds of a feather that'll race together
across 6,000 miles of ocean.
<http://g.msn.com/0AD00006/527803.1??PID=2134453&UIT=G&TargetID=1001959&AN=1
1215&PG=NBCMSN>
The idea behind the "Big Bird Race" is to raise money and awareness to save
albatross species from extinction at the hands of longlining -- a fishing
technique that uses thousands of baited hooks dragged behind trawlers.
Conservationists estimate that up to 300,000 seabirds, one third of them
albatrosses, die each year when they go after bait as it's placed on
longlines, only to get hooked and then drown.
"The situation is as serious as the fate dolphins faced from tuna fishermen
in the '80s before public awareness and pressure brought about a change in
fishing techniques," the Conservation Foundation, a British nonprofit group
said in a statement announcing the race.

How betting works
U.K.-based bookie Ladbrokes will take bets on some two dozen albatrosses
that will be released from three islands off Tasmania, Australia, sometime
in mid-April. Researchers will use Shy Albatrosses, a species that numbers
some 60,000 but which Australia says is declining fast. Worldwide, all 21
species of albatross -- the vast majority of which are declining and
threatened with extinction -- are estimated to number under 4 million.
Each albatross in the race will have its "trainers" (scientists tracking the
flight), "owners" (project sponsors), "jockeys" (satellite transmitters) and
"stables" (the islands they'll take off from.)
The birds -- or at least most of them -- are expected to follow their
migratory route to South Africa's Cape Horn. But the flight will take more
than five months, leaving lots of time for betting along the 6,000-mile
route.
"Daily, weekly and monthly bets will also be offered," Ladbrokes says on its
Web site, "to ensure interest is maintained throughout the race."
Spectators and bettors will be able to track progress online, and bets taken
will include the first albatross to reach each hurdle along the way, the
first to reach South Africa, the fastest average speed, and the winning
stable.
Bettors will get to keep their winnings, but Ladbrokes says any profit it
makes will all go to albatross conservation.
Science and saving birds
Ladbrokes also put up the money to buy the satellite transmitters, which
Australian government researchers will use to track each bird.
IMAGE: DEAD ALBATROSS IN WATER
Graham Robertson / Australian Antarctic Division
This Wandering Albatross was killed on a longline hook, according to the
American Bird Conservancy. For the photo, the bird was dropped back into the
water from a fishing boat, still attached to the hook and line.
  _____

"The scientific data could be invaluable for conservation purposes - e.g.
the tracking should show where the birds go to at sea and where they spend
their time feeding," says Richard Thomas of BirdLife International, a group
endorsing the race. "It is likely to be in particular sea areas and at
particular times of the year. If so, restricting fishing at certain times of
the year" in those areas "might be a big step forward in protecting the
birds."
Thomas notes that such restrictions and mandatory steps like inexpensive
bird-scaring lines and setting lines at night when birds can't see them have
led to a sharp drop in albatrosses caught off New Zealand by Japanese
longliners: from 4,000 per year to fewer than 20 birds. "This needs to
happen oceanwide -- and urgently," he says.
Fishermen, he adds, also benefit from such steps because albatrosses aren't
going after their bait. "The only people who will lose out are the 'pirate'
fishermen ... who operate illegally and whom we wish to see off the high
seas altogether," Thomas says.
In the United States, lines that scare birds away are given free to any
Alaska fishermen who wants them, notes Gerald Winegrad of the American Bird
Conservancy. But use is still low, he says, and regulations should be
tightened further in Alaska as well as Hawaii and California.
Getting public involved
The race sponsors hope the public interest generated from the racing will
lead to public pressure on governments to reign in their commercial fishing
fleets.

About albatrosses and longlining

- The name albatross is likely derived from the Spanish or Portuguese word
alcatraz, meaning large bird.
- Juvenile or non-breeding birds can circle the globe without touching land.
- They soar on long, slim wings. The Wandering Albatross has the largest
wingspan of any bird, at nearly 12 feet.
- They can live beyond 80 years but have very low reproductive rates.
- Longlines can stretch out 60 miles or more, and carry 30,000 baited hooks.
- The Hawaiian and Alaskan longline fisheries set more than 210 million
hooks each year, killing thousands of albatrosses.
- Bird-scaring lines have been shown to reduce seabird deaths by up to 92
percent in recent studies in Alaska.

Source: American Bird Conservancy's Albatross program
<http://www.albatrossaction.org/>
International accords to reduce seabird deaths from longlining exist but
many nations, particularly those in South America and Asia, have not signed
or enforced them.
"This is an extremely important aspect," says Thomas. "It was public alarm
and pressure over drift-netting on the high seas that was killing large
numbers of dolphins that caused the technique to be banned by the United
Nations in the 1980s.
"Public pressure to save the albatross will be vital too," he adds,
"although in this case we are not calling for the longlining technique to be
banned, just measures implemented so that birds aren't killed."
Thomas throws out some chilling numbers to make his point. The Falkland
Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean "lost 86,000 pairs of Black-browed
Albatrosses over five years in the 1990s," he says. "That equates to roughly
two birds every hour of every day over the period."
No U.S. bets
Scientists have tracked birds on the route before using leg bands -- in fact
the route record stands at 5 months, one week and four days -- but never in
this fashion. "So far as I'm aware nobody has ever bet on the outcome,"
notes Thomas, "although I dare say there's been a few informal bets amongst
the scientists involved."
Ladbrokes says starting bets will be posted in mid-March, once the birds and
their "trainers" have been chosen.
The agency says bets can be placed in 230 countries, but that the United
States won't be among them because its gambling laws ban U.S. residents from
placing such bets over the phone or online.
So what happens if albatross betting becomes a global phenomenon?
"Horseracing will always be the U.K.'s number one favorite," insists
Ladbrokes spokeswoman Gemma Brass. "But who knows, if enough money is raised
with the Big Bird Race then maybe albatrosses may one day outnumber horses."
More information about the race is online at www.ladbrokes.com/bigbirdrace
<http://www.ladbrokes.com/bigbirdrace> . Ladbrokes notes that a "bet-free"
online tracking project aimed at schools will be available online at
www.wildlifebiz.org <http://www.wildlifebiz.org/> .

  _____

From: Gerald Winegrad [mailto:gww@abcbirds.org]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 1:05 PM
To: miguel.llanos@msnbc.com <mailto:miguel.llanos@msnbc.com>
Subject: Fw: Seabirds/Longlines

Miguel:  You had asked me for an update on the status of U.S. efforts to
prevent albatross and other seabird mortality in longline fisheries:


A. THE PROBLEM.
Longline mortality has led to 2003 new international listings of several
more species of albatrosses, including the Laysan, and an increase in the
seriousness level of potential extinction for the Black-footed from
Vulnerable to fully Endangered, all due to longline mortality.   All 21
albatross species are now listed as facing some risk of extinction.  These
listings were by BirdLife International under the classification used for
the Red List of threatened species compiled by IUCN-The World Conservation
Union.  BirdLife's director, Dr Michael Rands, said: "The number of seabirds
killed  by longlines is increasing, as is the number of albatross species in
the higher categories of threat due to their continued use. Longline
fishing, especially by pirate vessels, is the single greatest threat to
these seabirds."

1. ALL NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ALBATROSS SPECIES ARE AT RISK.
The three Northern Hemisphere albatross species taken in U.S. longline
fisheries are all at risk from longline mortality, including mortality from
U.S. longline fisheries.

a. Short-tailed Albatross. This species has been reduced to ~1,750 animals
from over two million in the mid-1800's. The Alaska Draft Supplemental EIS
(done
by NMFS) mentions that "Recent studies have implicated longline fishing in
population declines of albatross species. Longline fishing is considered the
most recent and potentially most serious global threat faced by albatrosses
and other Procellariiformes."....."Given all of these factors, we believe
Alternative 1 [the status quo] to have conditionally significant adverse
effects on the short-tailed albatross with respect to take."  The
Short-tailed Albatross is listed as Endangered under the ESA.  Twelve of
these rare birds have been killed since 1993 in the Alaskan longline fishery
and the FWS BO allows the take of four birds annually.

b. Black-footed Albatross. The most recent population data indicates a
decrease of about 10 percent over the last 10 years at the largest breeding
colonies. The Black-footed Albatross has been raised to endangered status
under the IUCN listing system.and placed on their Red List. Threatened Birds
of the World (2000), BirdLife International, attributes its listing and
decline as "...owing to interaction with longline fisheries for tuna,
billfish and groundfish in the North Pacific Ocean where there are few
mitigation measures." The North America Waterbird Conservation Plan lists
this species as Highly Imperiled, it's most critical ranking.  The breeding
population declined by 30% from 1992 to 2001 at key breeding colonies where
90% of these birds breed. Alaska's longline vessels killed 1,935
Black-footed Albatrosses from 1993 through 2002.  Hawaiian longliners killed
9,987 Black-footed Albatrosses from 1994 through 2002.

c. Laysan Albatross. The Laysan Albatross has been listed for the first time
as Vulnerable to extinction under the IUCN listing system.and placed on
their Red List.  Alaska's longline vessels killed 6,020 Laysan Albatrosses
from 1993 through 2002.  Hawaiian longliners killed 8,447 Laysan Albatrosses
from 1994 through 2002.

2. OTHER SEABIRDS ARE KILLED.
The Alaskan longline fishery killed 143,000 seabirds from 1993-2002, about
60% Northern Fulmars and another 10% gull species, as well as shearwaters.
Even seabird species as common as the Fulmars can be affected by high adult
mortality.

B. SOLUTIONS.
There are solutions that longliners can implement that can virtually
eliminate albatross and most other seabird mortality that are inexpensive,
safe, and that will improve or at least not affect fishing efficiency.
paired streamer lines, for example, given free to all Alaskan longliners who
want them.  But, only a small percentage of vessels use these effective
measures.  Here's what needs to be done.

1) The new regulations just published for the Alaskan longline fishery that
will be effective on February 12, 2004 rejected all conservationists'
comments for improvement and do not require use of paired streamer lines on
all Alaskan longline vessels over 35' in length capable of using them.
These regs need to be tightened and are not sufficient to protect
albatrosses and other seabirds.  Mortality will continue to occur.

2) Currently, there is no assessment of seabird bycatch in the Pacific
halibut fishery which deploys over 25 million hooks. This is in direct
violation of the U.S. National Plan of Action-Seabirds under the UN's FAO
agreement.  NMFS had pledged to assess this fishery for seabird bycatch by
February 2003.  We advocate that there be 80% observer coverage on all
vessels over 60' in length and perhaps 15% coverage on vessels from  26' to
60'.
3) NMFS has just proposed re-opening the shallow set Hawaiian swordfish
fishery, closed since February 2001 because of high sea turtle mortality.
this should not be allowed to occur because there are no effective
mitigation measures required for seabird bycatch.

4) Better regulations to protect seabirds in the Hawaii tuna longline
fishery and if it re-opens, the swordfish fishery are needed.

5)  CLOSE THE CALIFORNIA LOOPHOLE. Immediate action to prevent Hawaiian
swordfish vessels and other longline vessels from landing their catches in
California to evade current regulations is needed. A loophole in U.S. laws
has resulted in the killing of 450 Black-footed Albatrosses and 17 Laysan
Albatrosses and 74 sea turtles from October 18, 2001-Feb. 4, 2003 from the
landing of swordfish and some tuna from previously Honolulu-based and Gulf
of Mexico-based
swordfish longline vessels that fish beyond the 200 mile EEZ on the high
seas and land their catches in California.  NMFS and the Fishery Council
have failed to close this loophole allowing these vessels to evade the
prohibition on shallow-set swordfish around Hawaii.

6) Implementation of the January 19, 2001, Interior Solicitor's Opinion on
the applicability of the MBTA. That Opinion ruled that the MBTA does apply
to the full EEZ and extraterritorially to all U.S. citizens and U.S. flagged
vessels. NOAA/NMFS has disagreed over the application of the MBTA in the
past and denied it has authority over the fishery Councils to require
avoidance measures to prevent the killing of seabirds in U.S. longline
fisheries.

7) Amend the definition of bycatch under the Magnuson-Stevens Act to include
seabirds. Rep. Gilchrest had drafted legislation that would accomplish this
but the bill was amended to delete the seabird provisions.

8) U.S. leadership is needed to assure other nations implement the UN's FAO
Seabird IPOA so that the longlining nations implement National Plans of
Action to
eliminate seabird bycatch.

9) Accelerate global outreach to assure that longline fleets adopt paired
streamer lines, underwater setting chutes, and other measures to eliminate
seabird bycatch.


We are dedicated to ending seabird mortality in U.S. longline fisheries and
in the rest of the world's longlining fleets.




Gerald W. Winegrad, Vice President for Policy
American Bird Conservancy
1834 Jefferson Place, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-452-1535
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT < http://www.abcbirds.org>

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style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
  <p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dright =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;text-align:
  right'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
  style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Phil Hansbro / =
BirdLife</span></font><font
  color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
  <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt'><font =
size=3D3
  color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Some
  two dozen juvenile&nbsp;Shy Albatrosses like this one will race to =
raise
  money and awareness for protecting their peers from a fishing practice =
called
  longlining.</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
  mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width=3D"100%" valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in =
0in 0in'>
  <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><font
  size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
  color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>By Miguel =
Llanos</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>MSNBC</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Updated: 7:04 a.m.&nbsp;ET Feb. =
12, 2004</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Conservation groups and the =
world's
largest bookmaker have teamed up to take bets on an unusual proposition: =
birds
of a feather that'll race together across 6,000 miles of ocean. =
</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<table border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 align=3Dright =
style=3D'mso-cellspacing:
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0in;mso-table-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:colum=
n;
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11.25pt'>
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  <td valign=3Dtop style=3D'padding:0in 0in 0in 11.25pt'>
  <p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D3
  color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a
  =
href=3D"http://g.msn.com/0AD00006/527803.1??PID=3D2134453&amp;UIT=3DG&amp=
;TargetID=3D1001959&amp;AN=3D11215&amp;PG=3DNBCMSN"></a></span></font><fo=
nt
  color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The idea behind the &quot;Big =
Bird
Race&quot; is to raise money and awareness to save albatross species =
from
extinction at the hands of longlining -- a fishing technique that uses
thousands of baited hooks dragged behind trawlers. Conservationists =
estimate that
up to 300,000 seabirds, one third of them albatrosses, die each year =
when they
go after bait as it's placed on longlines, only to get hooked and then =
drown.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&quot;The situation is as serious =
as the
fate dolphins faced from tuna fishermen in the '80s before public =
awareness and
pressure brought about a change in fishing techniques,&quot; the =
Conservation
Foundation, a British nonprofit group said in a statement announcing the =
race.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<table border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 width=3D"1%" =
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  <td style=3D'padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
  <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
  style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><img border=3D0 width=3D461 =
height=3D226
  id=3D"_x0000_i1026" =
src=3D"cid:image002.gif@01C3F177.83B44EA0"></span></font><font
  color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><strong><b><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>How betting
works</span></font></b></strong><b><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'>U.K.-based bookie
Ladbrokes will take bets on some two dozen albatrosses that will be =
released
from three islands off Tasmania, Australia, sometime in mid-April. =
Researchers
will use Shy Albatrosses, a species that numbers some 60,000 but which
Australia says is declining fast. Worldwide, all 21 species of albatross =
-- the
vast majority of which are declining and threatened with extinction -- =
are
estimated to number under 4 million.</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Each albatross in the race will =
have its
&quot;trainers&quot; (scientists tracking the flight), =
&quot;owners&quot;
(project sponsors), &quot;jockeys&quot; (satellite transmitters) and
&quot;stables&quot; (the islands they'll take off =
from.)</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The birds -- or at least most of =
them --
are expected to follow their migratory route to South Africa's Cape =
Horn. But
the flight will take more than five months, leaving lots of time for =
betting
along the 6,000-mile route.</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&quot;Daily, weekly and monthly =
bets will
also be offered,&quot; Ladbrokes says on its Web site, &quot;to ensure =
interest
is maintained throughout the race.&quot;</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Spectators and bettors will be =
able to
track progress online, and bets taken will include the first albatross =
to reach
each hurdle along the way, the first to reach South Africa, the fastest =
average
speed, and the winning stable.</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Bettors will get to keep their =
winnings,
but Ladbrokes says any profit it makes will all go to albatross =
conservation.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><strong><b><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Science and
saving birds</span></font></b></strong><b><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'>Ladbrokes also
put up the money to buy the satellite transmitters, which Australian =
government
researchers will use to track each bird.</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

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  <td style=3D'padding:3.75pt 11.25pt 0in 0in'>
  <p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dright =
style=3D'margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:right'><font
  size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
  color:black'>Graham Robertson / Australian Antarctic =
Division</span></font><font
  color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
  <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;
  margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack
  face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>This
  Wandering Albatross was killed on a longline hook, according to the =
American
  Bird Conservancy. For the photo, the bird was dropped back into the =
water
  from a fishing boat, still attached to the hook and =
line.</span></font><font
  color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
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style=3D'margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:
  center'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
  style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>
  <hr size=3D1 width=3D"100%" noshade color=3Dsilver align=3Dcenter>
  </span></font></div>
  <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:3.75pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
  face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:
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<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&quot;The scientific data could =
be
invaluable for conservation purposes - e.g. the tracking should show =
where the
birds go to at sea and where they spend their time feeding,&quot; says =
Richard
Thomas of BirdLife International, a group endorsing the race. &quot;It =
is
likely to be in particular sea areas and at particular times of the =
year. If
so, restricting fishing at certain times of the year&quot; in those =
areas
&quot;might be a big step forward in protecting the =
birds.&quot;</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thomas notes that such =
restrictions and
mandatory steps like inexpensive bird-scaring lines and setting lines at =
night
when birds can't see them have led to a sharp drop in albatrosses caught =
off
New Zealand by Japanese longliners: from 4,000 per year to fewer than 20 =
birds.
&quot;This needs to happen oceanwide -- and urgently,&quot; he =
says.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Fishermen, he adds, also benefit =
from such
steps because albatrosses aren't going after their bait. &quot;The only =
people
who will lose out are the 'pirate' fishermen ... who operate illegally =
and whom
we wish to see off the high seas altogether,&quot; Thomas =
says.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>In the United States, lines that =
scare
birds away are given free to any Alaska fishermen who wants them, notes =
Gerald
Winegrad of the American Bird Conservancy. But use is still low, he =
says, and
regulations should be tightened further in Alaska as well as Hawaii and
California.</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><strong><b><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Getting
public involved</span></font></b></strong><b><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>The =
race sponsors
hope the public interest generated from the racing will lead to public =
pressure
on governments to reign in their commercial fishing =
fleets.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

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    <td style=3D'padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
    <table border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 width=3D300 =
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      <td width=3D"1%" style=3D'width:1.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
      <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
      style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><img border=3D0 width=3D25 =
height=3D20
      id=3D"_x0000_i1028" =
src=3D"cid:image004.gif@01C3F177.83B44EA0"></span></font><font
      color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
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      </td>
      <td nowrap style=3D'padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
      <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
      style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>About albatrosses and =
longlining</span></font><font
      color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
      </td>
     </tr>
    </table>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
    =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;display:none;mso-hide:all'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
    color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;display:none;
    mso-hide:all'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
    <table border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 width=3D300 =
style=3D'width:225.0pt;
     mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
     <tr>
      <td valign=3Dtop style=3D'padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
      <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dtextmed><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
      face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>- The
      name albatross is likely derived from the Spanish or Portuguese =
word </span></font></span><em><i><font
      color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'>alcatraz,</span></font></i></em><span
      class=3Dtextmed><font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> =
meaning large
      bird.</span></font></span><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
      mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
      <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dtextmed><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
      face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>-
      Juvenile or non-breeding birds can circle the globe without =
touching
      land.</span></font></span><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
      mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
      <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dtextmed><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
      face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>- They soar
      on long, slim wings. The Wandering Albatross has the largest =
wingspan of
      any bird, at nearly 12 feet.</span></font></span><font =
color=3Dblack><span
      =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
      <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dtextmed><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
      face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>- They
      can live beyond 80 years but have very low reproductive =
rates.</span></font></span><font
      color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
      <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dtextmed><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
      face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>-
      Longlines can stretch out 60 miles or more, and carry 30,000 =
baited
      hooks.</span></font></span><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
      mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
      <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dtextmed><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
      face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>- The
      Hawaiian and Alaskan longline fisheries set more than 210 million =
hooks
      each year, killing thousands of =
albatrosses.</span></font></span><font
      color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
      <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dtextmed><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
      face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>-
      Bird-scaring lines have been shown to reduce seabird deaths by up =
to 92
      percent in recent studies in Alaska.</span></font></span><font
      color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
      </td>
     </tr>
    </table>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
    =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;display:none;mso-hide:all'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
    color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;display:none;
    mso-hide:all'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
    <table border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 width=3D300 =
style=3D'width:225.0pt;
     mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
     <tr>
      <td style=3D'padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
      <p><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
      style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Source: <a
      href=3D"http://www.albatrossaction.org/">American Bird =
Conservancy's
      Albatross program</a></span></font><font color=3Dblack><span
      =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
      </td>
     </tr>
    </table>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
    =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:=
p></span></font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
  =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:=
p></span></font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>International accords to reduce =
seabird
deaths from longlining exist but many nations, particularly those in =
South
America and Asia, have not signed or enforced them. </span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&quot;This is an extremely =
important
aspect,&quot; says Thomas. &quot;It was public alarm and pressure over
drift-netting on the high seas that was killing large numbers of =
dolphins that
caused the technique to be banned by the United Nations in the =
1980s.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&quot;Public pressure to save the
albatross will be vital too,&quot; he adds, &quot;although in this case =
we are
not calling for the longlining technique to be banned, just measures
implemented so that birds aren't killed.&quot;</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thomas throws out some chilling =
numbers to
make his point. The Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean =
&quot;lost
86,000 pairs of Black-browed Albatrosses over five years in the =
1990s,&quot; he
says. &quot;That equates to roughly two birds every hour of every day =
over the
period.&quot;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><strong><b><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>No =
U.S. bets</span></font></b></strong><b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'>Scientists have
tracked birds on the route before using leg bands -- in fact the route =
record
stands at 5 months, one week and four days -- but never in this fashion.
&quot;So far as I'm aware nobody has ever bet on the outcome,&quot; =
notes
Thomas, &quot;although I dare say there's been a few informal bets =
amongst the
scientists involved.&quot;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Ladbrokes says starting bets will =
be
posted in mid-March, once the birds and their &quot;trainers&quot; have =
been
chosen.</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The agency says bets can be =
placed in 230
countries, but that the United States won't be among them because its =
gambling
laws ban U.S. residents from placing such bets over the phone or =
online.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>So what happens if albatross =
betting
becomes a global phenomenon? &quot;Horseracing will always be the U.K.'s =
number
one favorite,&quot; insists Ladbrokes spokeswoman Gemma Brass. &quot;But =
who
knows, if enough money is raised with the Big Bird Race then maybe =
albatrosses
may one day outnumber horses.&quot;</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3Dtextbodyblack><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>More information about the race =
is online
at <a =
href=3D"http://www.ladbrokes.com/bigbirdrace">www.ladbrokes.com/bigbirdra=
ce</a>.
Ladbrokes notes that a &quot;bet-free&quot; online tracking project =
aimed at
schools will be available online at <a =
href=3D"http://www.wildlifebiz.org/">www.wildlifebiz.org</a>.</span></fon=
t><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>


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color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>
Gerald Winegrad [mailto:gww@abcbirds.org] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, February =
10, 2004
1:05 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href=3D"mailto:miguel.llanos@msnbc.com">miguel.llanos@msnbc.com</a><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Fw: =
Seabirds/Longlines</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Miguel:&nbsp; You had asked me for an update on the status =
of U.S.
efforts to prevent albatross and other seabird mortality in longline
fisheries:&nbsp;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><=
u><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;
color:black'>A. THE PROBLEM.</span></font></u></b></strong><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Longline mortality has led to 2003 new international =
listings of
several more species of albatrosses, including the Laysan, and an =
increase in
the seriousness level of potential extinction for&nbsp;the Black-footed =
from
Vulnerable to fully Endangered, all due to longline =
mortality.&nbsp;&nbsp; All
21 albatross species are now listed as facing&nbsp;some risk of
extinction.&nbsp; These listings were by BirdLife International under =
the
classification used for the Red List of threatened species compiled by =
IUCN-The
World Conservation Union.&nbsp; BirdLife's director, Dr Michael Rands, =
said:
&quot;The number of seabirds killed&nbsp; by longlines is increasing, as =
is the
number of albatross species in the higher categories of threat due to =
their
continued use. Longline fishing, especially by pirate vessels, is the =
single
greatest threat to<br>
these seabirds.&quot;<br>
<br>
1. ALL NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ALBATROSS SPECIES ARE AT RISK.&nbsp; =
</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The three Northern Hemisphere albatross species taken in =
U.S.
longline fisheries are all at risk from longline mortality, including =
mortality
from U.S. longline fisheries.&nbsp; </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>a. Short-tailed Albatross. This species has been reduced to =
~1,750
animals from over two million in the mid-1800's. The Alaska Draft =
Supplemental
EIS (done<br>
by NMFS) mentions that &quot;Recent studies have implicated longline =
fishing in
population declines of albatross species. Longline fishing is considered =
the
most recent and potentially most serious global threat faced by =
albatrosses and
other Procellariiformes.&quot;.....&quot;Given all of these factors, we =
believe
Alternative 1 [the status quo] to have conditionally significant adverse
effects on the short-tailed albatross with respect to take.&quot; =
&nbsp;The
Short-tailed Albatross is listed as Endangered under the ESA.&nbsp; =
Twelve of
these rare birds have been killed since 1993 in the Alaskan longline =
fishery
and the FWS BO allows the take of four birds =
annually.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><br>
b. Black-footed Albatross. The most recent population data indicates a =
decrease
of about 10 percent over the last 10 years at the largest breeding =
colonies.
The Black-footed Albatross has been raised to endangered status under =
the IUCN
listing system.and placed on their Red List. Threatened Birds of the =
World
(2000), BirdLife International, attributes its listing and decline as
&quot;...owing to interaction with longline fisheries for tuna, billfish =
and
groundfish in the North Pacific Ocean where there are few mitigation
measures.&quot; The North America Waterbird Conservation Plan lists this
species as Highly Imperiled, it's most critical ranking.&nbsp;
The&nbsp;breeding population declined by 30% from 1992 to 2001&nbsp;at =
key
breeding colonies where 90% of these birds breed. Alaska's longline =
vessels
killed&nbsp;1,935 Black-footed Albatrosses from 1993 through 2002.&nbsp;
Hawaiian longliners killed 9,987 Black-footed Albatrosses from 1994 =
through
2002.</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>c. Laysan Albatross. The Laysan Albatross has been listed =
for the
first time as Vulnerable to extinction under the IUCN listing system.and =
placed
on their Red List.&nbsp; Alaska's longline vessels killed 6,020 Laysan
Albatrosses from 1993 through 2002.&nbsp; Hawaiian longliners =
killed&nbsp;8,447
Laysan Albatrosses from 1994 through 2002.</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>2. OTHER SEABIRDS ARE KILLED. </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The Alaskan longline fishery&nbsp;killed 143,000 seabirds =
from
1993-2002, about 60% Northern Fulmars and another 10% gull species, as =
well as
shearwaters. Even seabird species as common as the Fulmars can be =
affected by
high adult mortality.&nbsp; </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><=
u><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;
color:black'>B. SOLUTIONS.</span></font></u></b></strong><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'>&nbsp; </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>There are solutions that longliners can implement that can
virtually eliminate albatross and most other seabird mortality that are
inexpensive, safe, and that will improve or at least not affect fishing
efficiency.&nbsp; paired streamer lines, for example, given free to all =
Alaskan
longliners who want them.&nbsp; But, only a small percentage of vessels =
use
these effective measures.&nbsp; Here's what needs to be done.&nbsp;<br>
<br>
1) The new regulations just published for the Alaskan longline fishery =
that
will be effective on February 12, 2004 rejected all conservationists' =
comments
for improvement and do not&nbsp;require use of paired streamer lines on =
all
Alaskan longline vessels over 35' in length capable of using them.&nbsp; =
These
regs need to be tightened and are not sufficient to protect albatrosses =
and
other seabirds.&nbsp; Mortality will continue to =
occur.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><br>
2) Currently, there is no assessment of seabird bycatch in the Pacific =
halibut
fishery which deploys over 25 million hooks. This is in =
direct&nbsp;violation
of the U.S. National Plan of Action-Seabirds under the UN's FAO
agreement.&nbsp; NMFS had pledged to assess this fishery for seabird =
bycatch by
February 2003.&nbsp; We advocate that&nbsp;there be 80% observer =
coverage on
all vessels over 60' in length and perhaps 15% coverage on vessels =
from&nbsp;
26' to 60'. </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>3) NMFS has just proposed re-opening the shallow set =
Hawaiian
swordfish fishery, closed since February 2001 because of high sea turtle
mortality.&nbsp; this should not be allowed to occur because there are =
no
effective mitigation&nbsp;measures required for seabird bycatch.&nbsp; =
</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>4)&nbsp;Better regulations to protect seabirds in the =
Hawaii tuna
longline fishery and if it re-opens, the swordfish fishery are =
needed.&nbsp; <br>
<br>
5)&nbsp; CLOSE THE CALIFORNIA LOOPHOLE. Immediate action to prevent =
Hawaiian
swordfish vessels and other longline vessels from landing their catches =
in<br>
California to evade current regulations is needed. A loophole in U.S. =
laws has
resulted in the killing of 450 Black-footed Albatrosses and 17 Laysan
Albatrosses and 74 sea turtles from October 18, 2001-Feb. 4, 2003 from =
the
landing of swordfish and some tuna from previously Honolulu-based and =
Gulf of
Mexico-based<br>
swordfish longline vessels that fish beyond the 200 mile EEZ on the high =
seas
and land their catches in California.&nbsp; NMFS and the Fishery Council =
have
failed to close this loophole allowing these vessels to evade the =
prohibition
on shallow-set swordfish around Hawaii.<br>
<br>
6) Implementation of the January 19, 2001, Interior Solicitor's Opinion =
on the
applicability of the MBTA. That Opinion ruled that the MBTA does apply =
to the
full EEZ and extraterritorially to all U.S. citizens and U.S. flagged =
vessels.
NOAA/NMFS has disagreed over the application of the MBTA in the past and =
denied
it has authority over the fishery Councils to require avoidance measures =
to
prevent the killing of seabirds in U.S. longline fisheries.<br>
<br>
7) Amend the definition of bycatch under the Magnuson-Stevens Act to =
include
seabirds. Rep. Gilchrest had drafted legislation that would accomplish =
this but
the bill was amended to delete the seabird provisions. =
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8) U.S. leadership is needed to assure other nations implement the UN's =
FAO
Seabird IPOA so that the longlining nations implement National Plans of =
Action
to<br>
eliminate seabird bycatch.<br>
<br>
9) Accelerate global outreach to assure that longline fleets adopt =
paired
streamer lines, underwater setting chutes, and other measures to =
eliminate
seabird bycatch.<br>
<br>
<br>
We are dedicated to ending seabird mortality in U.S. longline fisheries =
and in
the rest of the world's longlining fleets.&nbsp; </span></font><font
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<br>
Gerald W. Winegrad, Vice President for Policy<br>
American Bird Conservancy<br>
1834 Jefferson Place, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20036<br>
202-452-1535<br>
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT &lt;<a =
href=3D"http://www.abcbirds.org">http://www.abcbirds.org</a>&gt;</span></=
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