ICCAT leaves albatross conservation dead in the water

By Charlie November 27, 2009 1 comment

From BirdLife: “After a 3-year seabird risk assessment that found tuna and swordfish longline fishing has significant impacts on Atlantic seabird populations, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas failed to act at a recent meeting in Recife, Brazil”. No, I’m not at all surprised either…

Tags: , ,


About the Author

Charlie

Charlie

Charlie works for an airline and has birded all over the world for twenty years. He wants to be a writer, and thinks no-one would believe his life could be so charmed if he didn't take photos of as many of the birds he sees as possible. Blogging with 10,000 Birds fits his aims, needs, and insecurities perfectly. Really - do birders get much more fortunate than this?

One Response to “ICCAT leaves albatross conservation dead in the water”

  1. [...] ICCAT leaves albatross conservation dead in the water 10000birds.com/iccat-leaves-albatross-conservation-dead-in-the-water.htm – view page – cached Browse: Home / Asides, Bugs, Conservation, Core Team, Green Pages, Terminology / ICCAT leaves albatross conservation dead in the water [...]

Share Your Thoughts

You can use these XHTML tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <strong>