Saving the Antipodean albatross – Seabird-Safe Fishing Toolkit Launched

The Seabird-Safe Fishing Toolkit, launched by the Southern Seabirds Trust, is a new interactive online resource aimed at helping fishing companies reduce harm to endangered seabirds such as the Antipodean albatross.
New Zealand Brings in Gold Standard Fishing Practices to Keep Seabirds Safe

Read time: 2 min Article Summary Aotearoa has taken a world-leading step with the news New Zealand will adopt gold standard fishing practices to keep our seabirds safe from accidental capture and will use all three mitigation techniques or hook shielding devices. The Antipodean albatross is on the fast track to extinction with DOC estimating approximately […]
Progress in the Fight to Save the Antipodean Albatross from Extinction

A Seabird-Safe Fishing Toolkit being developed in New Zealand was presented to more than 80 participants at an APEC roundtable recently, marking a significant step forward in the effort to save the Antipodean albatross and other seabirds from extinction.
BBC’s Frozen Planet II Takes the Story of the Antipodean Albatross Around the Globe

A story focused on the same–sex pairings of Antipodean albatrosses as the number of females’ plummets featured on the BBC’s Frozen Planet II.
Burling And Tuke Talk Ocean Conservation With HRH The Duchess Of Cambridge

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke spoke with the Duchess of Cambridge about the urgent need to protect and restore the ocean ahead of the friendly one-on-one Commonwealth race during SailGP’s Plymouth event
A Waiting Game

To celebrate the global event and to highlight the plight of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Antipodean albatross, a team from the sporting, ocean conservation and creative sectors joined forces to tell this important story.