Seabirds Threat
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Endangered
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Southern African Range:
Waters off Namibia, South Africa -
Area of Occupancy:
Unknown -
Population Estimate:
Between 14,000 and 21,000 breeding pairs globally -
Population Trend:
Declining at 1.2% per year -
Habitat:
Near-shore waters to open ocean, especially productive shelf waters -
Threats:
Bycatch in pelagic longline tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries, demersal longline hake fishery and pelagic and demersal trawl fisheries, unexplained chick mortality
Red Data species account
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