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Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini interacting with freezer trawlers in waters of the Patagonian Shelf


Authors

RUBÉN F. DELLACASA*, LEANDRO N. CHAVEZ LEANDRO L. TAMINI
*(dellacasa@avesargentinas.org.ar)

Citation

DELLACASA, R.F., CHAVEZ, L.N. & TAMINI, L.L. 2022. Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini interacting with freezer trawlers in waters of the Patagonian Shelf. Marine Ornithology 50: 99 - 102

Received 19 January 2021, accepted 07 March 2022

Date Published: 2022/04/15
Date Online: 2022/03/23
Key Words: albatross, Argentina, fishery discards, fishery interactions, South Atlantic Ocean

Abstract

The authors wish to express their gratitude to the captains and crews of the freezer trawlers operating in the Argentine shelf who received us onboard their vessels and collaborated with us as we carried out our work. Two anonymous reviewers provided comments to improve our manuscript and Lic. Diego Monteleone kindly provided relevant information. Albatross Task Force is funded by The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, a UK partner of BirdLife International.

Presentamos un nuevo registro del albatros de Salvin Thalassarche salvini en la Plataforma Continental Patagónica. Durante un censo de aves marinas efectuado el 6 de diciembre de 2019 se observó la presencia de un ejemplar subadulto de esta especie, integrando una bandada mixta y alimentándose de descarte pesquero. Se compilaron las observaciones para esta especie por fuera de su área de distribución conocida en el mar a partir de registros publicados y otras fuentes de información. Posiblemente la presencia de esta especie en aguas argentinas ha sido subestimada y es necesario profundizar los trabajos para establecer el grado de interacción con la flota pesquera.

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