--- title: "Videos and lectures on ACAP-listed albatrosses and petrels" --- # Videos and lectures on ACAP-listed albatrosses and petrels Videos and lectures have been placed here in support of [World Albatross Day](https://acap.aq/en/world-albatross-day/introduction-to-world-albatross-day) with the kind agreement of their makers. In any use please acknowledge those who made them and ACAP. Scroll down to the end to find videos in Spanish or [click here](https://acap.aq/en/world-albatross-day/videos-and-lectures/86-videos-and-lectures-in-spanish). With thanks to the [Albatross Task Force](https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/our-positions-and-casework/our-positions/marine-and-coastal/saving-seabirds-globally/the-albatross-task-force/), [Aves Uruguay](http://avesuruguay.org.uy/), [BirdLife South Africa](https://www.birdlife.org.za/), [Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas](https://islas.org.mx/#gsc.tab=0), [Hookpod Ltd](https://www.hookpod.com/), [Iniciativa de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de les Illes](https://irbi.org/2018/02/12/iniciativa-de-reserva-para-la-biodiversitat-de-les-illes-irbi/), [Live Ocean Charitable Trust](https://liveocean.com/), [New Zealand Department of Conservation, ](https://www.doc.govt.nz)[Parks Victoria](https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/)[https://www.doc.govt.nz](https://www.doc.govt.nz) and [Projeto Albatroz](https://projetoalbatroz.org.br/); as well as Nina da Rocha, Igor Debski, [Cathy Granholm](https://albatrossdiary.com/about-me/), Belle Gwilliam, [Kitty Harvill](https://www.artistsforconservation.org/Kitty-Harvill), Christopher Jones, [Caren Loebel-Fried](http://www.carenloebelfried.com/), Verónica López, [Chris Jordan](https://www.albatrossthefilm.com/ourstory), Mariam Latofski, Tatiana Neves, [John Nicolosi](http://www.nikorecordsstudio.com/), Reason Nyengera, [Hob Osterlund](https://www.facebook.com/hob.osterlund), Michelle Risi, Mark Rodrigue, Janine & Stefan Schoombie, [Susan Scott](https://www.susanscott.net/ow/), Cristián Suazo, [Bob Waid](http://www.bobwaid.com/)and Melanie Wells *Last updated  16 June 2021*   ## "Fidelity" ABUN Co-founder Kitty Harvill and musician John Nicolosi of Niko Records Studio produce a music video for World Albatross Day 2023 ["Fidelity" ABUN Co-founder Kitty Harvill and musician John Nicolosi of Niko Records Studio produce a music video for World Albatross Day 2023](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d0TQ1QcqbQ) [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/fidelity-abun-co-founder-kitty-harvill-and-musician-john-nicolosi-of-niko-records-studio-produce-a-music-vieo-for-world-albatross-day-2023.md) ## “Life for the Albatross”. Artists and Biologists Unite for Nature produce a fourth music video for ACAP and World Albatross Day *“Life for the Albatross”. Artists and Biologists Unite for Nature produce a fourth music video for ACAP and World Albatross Day* *Posted 26 April 2022*   [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/artists-and-biologists-unite-for-nature-produce-a-fourth-music-video-for-acap-and-world-albatross-day.md) ## "The Seabird Wanderers of ACAP" music video by Kitty Harvill & John Nicolosi *The Seabird Wanderers of ACAP: Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels.  A music video by Kitty Harvill and John Nicolosi* *Posted 15 June 2021, updated 16 June 2021* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/the-seabird-wanderers-of-acap-by-kitty-harvill-john-nicolosi.md) ## "Help make Marion mouse-free!" *"Help make Marion mouse-free!"   The background to the cat and mice invasion of Marion Island and the impacts they have had by [BirdLife South Africa](https://www.birdlife.org.za/) for the [Mouse-Free Marion Project](https://mousefreemarion.org/)* **NOTE:** Years given for planned eradications require updating to 2021 (Gough) and 2023 (Marion) *Posted 22 April 2021 on Earth Day* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/help-make-marion-mouse-free.md) ## “Painting Petrels in Peril” music video *“[Painting Petrels in Peril](https://acap.aq/latest-news/3995-acap-s-painting-petrels-in-peril-collaboration-with-abun-ends-with-a-collage-poster-and-a-music-video)” video, design by Kitty Harvill, music by John Nicolosi* *Posted 18 March 2021* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/painting-petrels-in-peril-music-video.md) ## Laysan Albatross: Their Style and Story with Hob Osterlund "On Monday, November 16th, 2020, author and [Kaua’i Albatross Network](https://www.facebook.com/KauaiAlbatrossNetwork/) founder Hob Osterlund gave a virtual talk for [NYC Audubon](http://nycaudubon.org/) as part of our winter lecture series. Hob discussed her work advocating for the magnificent Laysan Albatross on Hawai’i. She also treated participants to a screening of her 2018 Telly Award-winning short documentary "Kalama’s Journey", which tells the tale of a Laysan Albatross chick adopted by a female nesting pair. The NYC Audubon lecture series is made possible by the support of Claude and Lucienne Bloch. Visit [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nycaudubon.org%2Flectures&event=video_description&v=Lkhel1LSZXk&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUpKd3EtaUItalZoZVM3dTQxd21RdU1VYmJmZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuZnpzd0d6cF95Mjl2Tm5jX2czSWVDYjMwTHlOLW4zRXFOc3ZQQnQtb3NIbks4Y1lRTmlhNkJXS1c1RkVEMWRCUXJRd0NfZkc3VkJFUEVFQUdJV1JyZW96M0lGNEpSNFNZQUhXOVpCcWREbW5LZlFBUQ%3D%3D](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nycaudubon.org%2Flectures&event=video_description&v=Lkhel1LSZXk&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUpKd3EtaUItalZoZVM3dTQxd21RdU1VYmJmZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuZnpzd0d6cF95Mjl2Tm5jX2czSWVDYjMwTHlOLW4zRXFOc3ZQQnQtb3NIbks4Y1lRTmlhNkJXS1c1RkVEMWRCUXJRd0NfZkc3VkJFUEVFQUdJV1JyZW96M0lGNEpSNFNZQUhXOVpCcWREbW5LZlFBUQ%3D%3D)[http://www.nycaudubon.org/lectures](http://www.nycaudubon.org/lectures) to learn about upcoming talks." *Posted 20 November 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/laysan-albatross-their-style-and-story-with-hob-osterlund.md) ## Conservation Conversations with Reason Nyengera, Albatross Task Force - South Africa " Life at Sea saves Albatrosses" # Conservation Conversations: Reason Nyengera - Life at sea saves albatrosses (11 August 2020). "Reason Nyengera is part of the Albatross Task Force working hard to mitigate the threats facing the world's pelagic seabirds with particular focus on by-catch mitigation and minimizing the conflict between fishermen and fish-eating seabirds. Join Reason as he shares the incredible conservation work taking place on the high seas and in our harbours to help reduce the negative impacts of the fishing industry on our pelagic seabirds." *Posted 13 August 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/conservation-conversations-life-at-sea-saves-albatrosses-by-reason-nyengera.md) ## “Winter by the Sea – Australia’s Sub Antarctic Wildlife” – a lecture by Melanie Wells “Join seabird researcher Melanie Wells as she describes the extraordinary marine life that make their homes on Australia’s sub-Antarctic Islands.  The presentation features seabirds including albatross, petrels, and about a million penguins, and of course seals that haul up on the beaches, and is largely focused on Macquarie Island, managed by Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife where Mel has worked as a Wildlife Ranger.” Presented live on 28 July as part of [Coastcare Victoria](https://www.marineandcoasts.vic.gov.au/coastal-programs/Coastcare-Victoria) and [Parks Victoria](https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/)’s “[Winter by the Sea](https://www.facebook.com/CoastcareVictoria/posts/winter-by-the-sea-is-coming-in-response-to-activities-for-marine-and-coastal-vol/3251282011589967/)” series of online talks. With thanks to Mark Rodrigue, State-wide Leader - Marine and Coasts, Environment and Science Division, Parks Victoria & Melanie Wells, albicake baker extraordinaire. *Posted 13 August 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/winter-by-the-sea-australia-s-sub-antarctic-wildlife-a-lecture-by-melanie-wells.md) ## ZERO bycatch during setting on New Zealand fishing vessels. Skipper Mike Te Pou talks about the Hookpod “Every day, hundreds of albatross die in longline fisheries. But there is a unique and exciting new solution to halt this. It's called a Hookpod. Hookpods stop birds getting caught as they dive for baits. They are effective, easy to use, safe and economic for fishermen. If every pelagic longline fishing fleet used Hookpods, I believe we can stop the accidental death of these magnificent ocean wanderers.” Sir David Attenborough. From [Hookpod Ltd](https://www.hookpod.com/). Hookpod [reports](https://www.hookpod.com/blog/celebrating-zero-seabird-bycatch/): “This simple device has now saved the lives of countless numbers of the worlds most beautiful and noble seabirds.”  Sir David Attenborough, June 2020 "A total of 15 vessels are now fishing commercially using Hookpods around the waters of New Zealand and we are delighted to report that there has been ZERO seabird bycatch when setting lines on these vessels. Since New Zealand changed its longline fishing regulations in January 2020, to allow the standalone use of the Hookpods to prevent seabird bycatch, there has been a gradual roll-out, equipping the surface longline fleet in national waters with Hookpods.  It has been known, since scientific publication in 2017, from trials over 7 years 1, that the Hookpod is the most effective seabird bycatch mitigation measure available. However, to completely eliminate bycatch during setting in a commercial environment, is better than even we were expecting. Sir David Attenborough, who was recently made aware of these developments, has written to the Hookpod team to congratulate us on this achievement. “This is truly thrilling news” he said. “Let us hope it is only a matter of time before Hookpods become universal”.  Igor Debski, of the New Zealand Department of Conservation, said “New Zealand is a global seabird hotspot, and this presents particular challenges to avoiding bycatch during fishing. Hookpods have provided a welcome alternative option to mitigate seabird bycatch during the setting of pelagic longlines, and they have been readily adopted by many fishers. Early results are promising and have shown improved effectiveness compared to existing measures, which is helping New Zealand work towards zero bycatch.” Hookpod CEO Becky Ingham is pleased with the results. “A total of 15 vessels are now fishing commercially using Hookpods around the waters of New Zealand and we are delighted to report that there has been ZERO seabird bycatch when setting lines on these vessels. These results mark a real milestone in seabird conservation” she said. “Work to eliminate seabird bycatch has been undertaken for many years, but never with this level of success in commercial operations.” This is undoubtedly good news for seabirds. However, Hookpod are now looking for options to replicate this around the world in other fisheries. Hookpod still requires support and promotion from the world's conservation and seabird organisations to achieve the mutual goal of the elimination of seabird bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries.  Thanks to Tamzin Henderson for her photography and the skipper and crew of the FV *Commission* for having her on board." **Reference:** Sullivan, B.J., Kibel, B., Kibel, P., Yates, O.*et al.* 2018.  At-sea trialling of the Hookpod: a ‘one-stop’ mitigation solution for seabird bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries.  [*Animal Conservation* 21:159-167](https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/acv.12388). *Posted 06 July 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/zero-bycatch-during-setting-on-new-zealand-fishing-vessels-skipper-mike-te-pou-talks-about-the-hookpod.md) ## A tragedy is unfolding in paradise - Gough Island, South Atlantic "Tristan Albatrosses are facing extinction on Gough Island, where invasive mice are eating their chicks.  Make 2020 the year you help save a species by donating to our appeal at [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Frspb.org.uk%2Fstopextinction&v=CyduwFQJFWQ&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEthQTFtbDZXWTUySTNXUkVzVWZBc0hsUUJUd3xBQ3Jtc0trSzZaWkwtNFV0dURpSlExMDR4ZkpJR1FLSThxUVVSTVhtY0RJQlFrM29WU1BCdThLMjE4RWd1UndhdnQ3eGt0UUN2NzdiV25tWnNSRGpfTDNqbExwODJhR2Rka0tvQS1xY1M2SGxqY1c1ZzdWdUt2UQ%3D%3D&event=video_description](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Frspb.org.uk%2Fstopextinction&v=CyduwFQJFWQ&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEthQTFtbDZXWTUySTNXUkVzVWZBc0hsUUJUd3xBQ3Jtc0trSzZaWkwtNFV0dURpSlExMDR4ZkpJR1FLSThxUVVSTVhtY0RJQlFrM29WU1BCdThLMjE4RWd1UndhdnQ3eGt0UUN2NzdiV25tWnNSRGpfTDNqbExwODJhR2Rka0tvQS1xY1M2SGxqY1c1ZzdWdUt2UQ%3D%3D&event=video_description)[https://rspb.org.uk/stopextinction](https://rspb.org.uk/stopextinction). It’s now or never." - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, UK.   *Posted 02 July 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/a-tragedy-is-unfolding-in-paradise.md) ## Grey-headed Albatross Ridge Albicake Time-lapse of the assembly for the albatross cake baked by Janine Schoombie in support of World Albatross Day 2020. This is a representation of Grey-headed Albatross Ridge on Marion Island where thousands of Grey-headed Albatrosses breed. Music by AshamaluevMusic ![Janine Schoombie Karen Versteegh Grey headed Sooty Albatrosses 1](https://acap.aq/images/WAD/Janine_Schoombie__Karen_Versteegh_Grey-headed__Sooty_Albatrosses_1.JPG) *Grey-headed Albatross Ridge Albicake* Our cake is inspired by the inland ridge on [Marion Island](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1371-acap-breeding-sites-no-27-sub-antarctic-marion-island-a-research-laboratory-for-albatrosses-and-petrels) where a large portion of the Grey-headed Albatrosses breed, aptly named Grey-headed Albatross Ridge.  Visible from the nearest field hut is a Grey-headed Albatross long-term monitoring colony and a waterfall with a few breeding Sooty Albatrosses.  Both these species are currently listed as[Endangered](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grey-headed-albatross-thalassarche-chrysostoma) on the IUCN Red List.  We tried to capture the beautiful features of the birds as well as the terraced breeding colonies characteristic of the Ridge, complete with lush tussock grass overhanging the grey lava rock faces.  It was also important for us to add the presence of mice around the colony of albatrosses to represent the current threat these birds are facing. The bottom tier is a dark chocolate cake with two gluten-free banana cakes as the middle and top layers. The cake is covered with a smooth cream cheese icing for the grey lava and green tussock grass. The albatrosses and mice are made from home-made marshmallow fondant and sit atop cake cut-out nests covered with chocolate buttercream icing and green- coloured coconut to represent peat used in building nests.  The waterfall is made from coloured white chocolate ganache. The cake was baked by Janine Schoombie and Karen Versteegh. *Posted 30 June 2020*         [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/albicake.md) ## Marion Island Wandering Albatrosses A short video made in support of the 1st World Albatross Day on 19 June 2020.  Music by AshamaluevMusic, by Stefan Schoombie *Posted  30 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/marion-island-wandering-albatrosses.md) ## Get to know … the albatross! "Here’s what you need to know about albatross – stop motion style.  This is an introduction to our magnificent seabirds and their role in the ecosystem.  We’re very proud of this video and it was a labour of love for us to create, so hopefully you like it!  [#WorldAlbatrossDay](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23WorldAlbatrossDay)."   By Belle Gwilliam, Digital Content Advisor - Video**,**Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai, New Zealand.   Posted 29 June 2020   [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/get-to-know-the-albatross.md) ## Bounty Islands 2019 Filmed, produced and edited by Bill Morris ![World Albatross Day banner Bounty Islands 251119 G Parker K Rexer Huber P Sagar](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Posters_Books/World_Albatross_Day_banner_Bounty_Islands_251119_G_Parker_K_Rexer-Huber_P_Sagar.jpg) *From left: Graham Parker, Kalinka Rexer-Huber and Paul Sagar display their World Albatross Day banner behind breeding Salvin’s Albatrosses, Proclamation Island, Bounty Islands, 24 October 2019; photograph by Bill Morris ([read more here](https://www.acap.aq/en/latest-news/3447-world-albatross-day-on-the-bounty-islands-new-zealand-joins-the-banner-challenge?highlight=WyJib3VudHkiLCJiYW5uZXIiLCInYmFubmVyIiwiYmFubmVyJyIsImJhbm5lcidzIiwiJ2Jhbm5lciciLCJiYW5uZXInLiJd))* *Posted 28 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/bounty-islands-2019.md) ## Fishers' impressions of bird-scaring lines in Argentina "In 2018, regulations were introduced requiring all industrial trawl vessels in Argentina to use bird-scaring lines to keep albatrosses and other seabirds safe during fishing operations. Our [Albatross Task Force](https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/our-positions-and-casework/our-positions/marine-and-coastal/saving-seabirds-globally/the-albatross-task-force/) - Argentina Team and partner organisation [Aves Argentinas](https://www.avesargentinas.org.ar/) spoke to some of the crew members about the use of this mitigation measure onboard trawl vessels and what their impressions have been so far."  In Spanish with English subtitles *Posted 25 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/fishers-impressions-of-bird-scaring-lines-in-argentina.md) ## What are albatross? World Albatross Day 2020 "Our very own Rory Crawford [of the [Albatross Task Force](https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/our-positions-and-casework/our-positions/marine-and-coastal/saving-seabirds-globally/the-albatross-task-force/)] , an albatross conservationist at the [RSPB](https://www.rspb.org.uk/) and [Cbeebies](https://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/cbeebies) presenter, helps us celebrate [World Albatross Day 2020](https://www.acap.aq/en/world-albatross-day/wad2020-eradicating-island-pests) by telling us a little bit more about these wondrous wanderers." *Posted 25 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/what-are-albatross-world-albatross-day-2020.md) ## Conservation Conversations with Andrea Angel, Albatross Task Force - South Africa "Seabird Conservation" "Andrea Angel and her team work hard to mitigate the threats facing the world's pelagic seabirds with particular focus on by-catch mitigation and invasive species eradication on islands where seabirds breed. South Africa is a hotspot for foraging seabirds but these bountiful fish populations also attract many fishing vessels and trying to minimize the conflict between the fisherman and the fish-eating seabirds is a key element of the Albatross Task Force's work.  Join Andrea as she shares the incredible conservation work taking place on the high seas and in our harbours to help reduce the negative impacts of the fishing industry on our pelagic seabirds.  To contact Andrea please email [andrea.angel@birdlife.org.za](mailto:andrea.angel@birdlife.org.za) or to find out more about this work please visit [www.birdlife.org.za](https://www.birdlife.org.za.")." *Posted 24 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/conservation-conversations-andrea-angel-the-albatross-task-force.md) ## World Albatross Day Q&A Video Session by the Albatross Task Force To celebrate [World Albatross Day](https://www.acap.aq/en/world-albatross-day/introduction-to-world-albatross-day), we [[Albatross Task Force](https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/our-positions-and-casework/our-positions/marine-and-coastal/saving-seabirds-globally/the-albatross-task-force/)] were joined by albatross conservation experts from [RSPB](https://www.rspb.org.uk/), [BirdLife International](http://www.birdlife.org/), [British Antarctic Survey](https://www.bas.ac.uk/) and the fishing industry in a Live Q&A Video Session. Many of you joined us to ask some amazing questions about what it's like working with albatross and the importance of the work being done. In the days running up to World Albatross Day 2020, each speaker gave a unique talk on their work and experience and what can be done to stop albatross decline - you can see these videos in our "World Albatross Day 2020" playlist [and available on this website]. If you haven't already, check us out using @AlbyTaskForce on Facebook and Twitter, or search @Albatross_Stories on Instagram and use [#AlbatrossStories](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23AlbatrossStories), to find out more. You can use the links below to find specific questions throughout the video: [08:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=502s) - How can we improve albatross PR and get people to support them in the same way they do like garden birds? [11:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=685s) - What do albatrosses eat? [13:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=785s) - Can the poison used to eradicate invasive species impact other non-target species? [15:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=957s) - What UK territories support albatross? [17:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=1060s) - What stage in the life-cycle does adult mortality have the biggest impact on breeding success? [19:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=1190s) - What is your favourite albatross species? [22:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=1348s) - What's it like to be up close to an albatross? [23:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=1426s) - Are Tristan Albatrosses the only Critically Endangered species the UK is responsible for? [26:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=1615s) - What albatross species is at most risk of extinction? [28:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=1731s) - What are the gaps in our knowledge, particularly in the distribution of species? [32:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=1933s) - What is the biggest hurdle the Namibian ATF team has had to overcome with their work on fisheries and bycatch? [34:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=2062s) - What is the missing messaging for fisheries in order for them to start uptaking bycatch mitigation measures? [35:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=2157s) - Is there an evolutionary reason why albatrosses are so big? [38:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=2297s) - During eradication programmes, do you do it during the non-nesting periods? [41:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=2482s) - What happens to seabird species that the ATF doesn’t directly work with, how are those birds protected? [43:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=2635s) - What actually happens when an albatross encounters a fishing vessel leading to incidental mortality? [46:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=2814s) - Can albatrosses swim underwater? [48:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=2938s) - Disease is a threat to 28% of albatross species, is this something to worry about and is it increasing? [51:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=3117s) - Is the impact from rodent bait being passed through the food chain? [54:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=3242s) - How does working with tuna purchasing companies help mitigate seabird bycatch? [56:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=3383s) - How do we know the fish we buy isn’t killing albatrosses? Is pole and line caught tuna the tuna we should be eating? [57:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlejRrbmns&t=3467s) - What is it like being on a fishing vessel, training fishers to help save albatrosses?   With thanks to Nina da Rocha, Albatross Task Force Project Officer, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Posted 24 June 2020       [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-q-a-video-session-by-the-albatross-task-force.md) ## Kīlauea Point Junior Ranger Storytime: A Perfect Day for an Albatross "Aloha Junior Rangers!  Mahalo for joining us today to learn and read about the Mōlī (Laysan Albatross) of Kaua‘i!  Today we join you from the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. Sit and listen to Ranger Christa's reading of "[A Perfect Day for an Albatross](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/latest-news/2872-review-a-perfect-day-for-an-albatross-by-caren-loebel-fried?highlight=WyJwYXR0aXNvbiJd)" by Caren Loebel-Fried." With thanks to Christa McLeod, [United States Fish & Wildlife Service](https://www.fws.gov/). ![Caren Loebel Fried ALBATROSS](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Posters_Books/Caren_Loebel-Fried_ALBATROSS.png) *Posted 23 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/kilauea-point-junior-ranger-storytime-a-perfect-day-for-an-albatross.md) ## Sentinel of the Ocean - plight of the Antipodean Albatross For World Albatross Day 2020, [Live Ocean](https://liveocean.com/) presents: ‘Sentinel of the Ocean’ a story of the plight of the Antipodean Albatross. Read more about the video and Live Ocean [here](https://liveocean.com/project/save-the-antipodean-albatross/). With thanks to Sally Paterson, Chief Executive, Live Ocean *Posted 23 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/sentinel-of-the-ocean.md) ## Earth Optimism 2020: Getting albatrosses of the hook The Albatross Task Force has been working in some of the world's deadliest fisheries for seabirds since 2005.  Our aim? To reduce seabird bycatch by 80% in target fisheries. Find out what the ATF has achieved and learned so far in this Earth Optimism video. For more information and to support our work visit: [www.rspb.org.uk/albatrosstaskforce](https://www.rspb.org.uk/albatrosstaskforce). *Posted 23 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/earth-optimism-2020-getting-albatrosses-of-the-hook.md) ## Tatiana Neves of Projeto Albatroz interviews the ACAP Information Officer on the history of the Agreement [with Portuguese subtitles] At the Eleventh Meeting of ACAP’s Advisory Committee ([AC11](https://www.acap.aq/en/documents/advisory-committee/ac11)) held in Florianópolis, Brazil during May 2019, Tatiana Neves, the founder and General Coordinator of the Brazilian NGO, [Projeto Albatroz](https://www.acap.aq/en/latest-news/3456-brazil-s-projeto-albatroz-is-helping-promote-world-albatross-day?highlight=WyJwcm9qZXRvIiwiYWxiYXRyb3oiLCJhbGJhdHJveidzIiwicHJvamV0byBhbGJhdHJveiJd) and Vice Chair of the ACAP Advisory Committee, sat down with ACAP’s honorary Information Officer, John Cooper to chat informally about the history of the Albatross and Petrel Agreement, resulting in the video here. For detailed information on ACAP’s early history, including the activities that led to it coming into force, consult the following publication. Tatiana Neves, do Projeto Albatroz, entrevista o oficial de informações da ACAP sobre a história do Acordo Na décima primeira reunião do Comitê Consultivo da ACAP ([AC11](https://www.acap.aq/en/documents/advisory-committee/ac11)), realizada em Florianópolis, Brasil em maio de 2019, Tatiana Neves, fundadora e coordenadora geral da ONG brasileira, [Projeto Albatroz](https://www.acap.aq/en/latest-news/3456-brazil-s-projeto-albatroz-is-helping-promote-world-albatross-day?highlight=WyJwcm9qZXRvIiwiYWxiYXRyb3oiLCJhbGJhdHJveidzIiwicHJvamV0byBhbGJhdHJveiJd), sentou-se com o oficial de informações honorário da ACAP, John Cooper, para conversar informalmente sobre a história do Acordo de Albatroz e Petrel, resultando no vídeo a seguir. Cooper, J., Baker, G.B., Double, M.C., Gales, R., Papworth, W., Tasker, M.L. & Waugh, S.M. 2006.  The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: rationale, history, progress and the way forward. [*Marine Ornithology* 34: 1-5](http://www.marineornithology.org/content/get.cgi?rn=676). *Posted 19 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/tatiana-neves-of-projeto-albatroz-interviews-the-acap-information-officer-on-the-history-of-the-agreement.md) ## Living with Antipodean Albatrosses Drs Kath Walker and Graeme Elliott take a three-day boat ride in the Southern Ocean each year to spend weeks on remote Antipodes Island, researching Antipodean Albatross. In this short video they explain what that's like, and why they have been doing it for 25 years. By Southern Seabirds Solutions *Posted 19 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/living-with-antipodean-albatrosses.md) ## World Albatross Day Countdown Day 1 - Prof Richard Phillips Professor Richard Phillips, from the British Antarctic Survey talks to us about albatross populations for the Albatros Task Force *Posted 18 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-countdown-day-1-prof-richard-phillips.md) ## World Albatross Day Countdown Day 2 - Maria Dias Maria Dias, from BirdLife International talks to us about how scientists track albatross movements in the Southern Oceans and what threats they face for the Albatross Task Force *Posted 18 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-countdown-day-2-maria-dias.md) ## World Albatross Day Countdown Day 3 - Peter Thomson Peter Thomson, a fishing industry representative from Argos Froyanes Ltd, talks to us about the effectiveness of seabird bycatch mitigation in South Georgia for the Albatross Task Force Posted 18 June 2020 [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-countdown-day-3-peter-thomson.md) ## World Albatross Day Countdown Day 4 - Caitlin Frankish Caitlin Frankish, from the British Antarctic Survey at the University of Cambridge, talks to us about their recent project on tracking juvenile Grey-headed Albatrosses for the Albatross Task Force [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-countdown-day-4-caitlin-frankish.md) ## World Albatross Day Countdown Day 5 - Yasuko Suzuki Yasuko Suzuki, from the BirdLife International in Japan, talks to us about High Seas fisheries and the high overlap between albatross and Japanese fishing vessels for the Albatross Task Force *Posted 18 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-countdown-day-5-yasuko-suzuki.md) ## World Albatross Day Countdown Day 6 - Dimas Gianuca Dimas Gianuca, from Projeto Albatroz and Albatross Task Force in Brazil, talks to us about what it's like to be an Albatross Task Force instructor and spending time out at sea on fishing vessels *Posted 18 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-countdown-day-6-dimas-gianuca.md) ## World Albatross Day Countdown Day 7 - Samantha Matjila Samantha Matjila, from Namibia Nature Foundation and Albatross Task Force in Namibia, talks to us about the situation of bycatch in Namibia and the success the teams have achieved in mitigating these threats *Posted 18 June 2020*   [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-countdown-day-7-samantha-matjila.md) ## World Albatross Day Countdown Day 8 - Steffen Oppel Steffen Oppel, from the RSPB, talks to us about invasive species, how they effect breeding success of albatrosses, particularly on Gough Island, and what can be done to mitigate these issues for the Albatross Task Force. *Posted 18 June 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-countdown-day-8-steffen-oppel.md) ## Tristan Albatross love triangle ** "Tristan Albatrosses on Gough Island involved in a love triangle when doi****ng their love dance display**" Video of three non-breeding birds within the Gonydale long-term monitoring colony on [Gough Island](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1322-acap-breeding-sites-no-11-gough-island-south-atlantic-hanging-on-against-the-onslaught-of-its-killer-mice) by Michelle Risi in 2014. *Posted 19 May 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/tristan-albatross-love-triangle.md) ## World Albatross Day 19 June 2020 - featuring footage from Gough Island's albatrosses **Filmed and edited by Michelle Risi and Christopher Jones; music by Maxence Cyrin "Where is my Mind"** Michelle Risi and Christopher Jones are spending their third full year as field researchers on the UK’s [Gough Island](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1322-acap-breeding-sites-no-11-gough-island-south-atlantic-hanging-on-against-the-onslaught-of-its-killer-mice) in the South Atlantic.  There they continue to work for the [Gough Island Restoration Programme](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/latest-news/3468-world-albatross-day-and-the-gough-island-restoration-programme?highlight=WyJnaXJwIiwiZ2lycCdzIl0=) managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ([RSPB](https://www.rspb.org.uk/)).  Much of their fieldwork concentrates on the long-term monitoring* of three threatened species of ACAP-listed albatrosses that are at risk to attacks by introduced House Mice *Mus musculus*.  These species are the  [Critically Endangered](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/tristan-albatross-diomedea-dabbenena) Tristan Albatross *Diomedea dabbenena**,*[Endangered](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/atlantic-yellow-nosed-albatross-thalassarche-chlororhynchos) Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross *Thalassarche chlororhynchos* and the [Endangered](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22698431) Sooty Albatross*Phoebetria fusca**.* In the first half of 2019 Michelle suggested to ACAP’s Information Officer that a [World Albatross Day](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/world-albatross-day/introduction-to-world-albatross-day) should be instituted to increase awareness of the conservation plight that the world’s 22 species of albatrosses face.  ACAP took up this challenge, and the first World Albatross Day will be marked globally next month on 19 June.  ![Tristan.10](https://acap.aq/images/WAD/Tristan.10.jpg) * Michelle Risi, Chris Jones and fellow team member Alexis Osborne (centre) with their [World Albatross Day banner](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/world-albatross-day/images-and-artwork/78-wad2020-banners/3594-united-kingdom-banner-challenge) on Gough Island next to a Tristan Albatross chick* Michelle Risi has contributed further to ACAP’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness of ‘WAD2020’ by designing a series of [free downloadable posters](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/world-albatross-day/images-and-artwork/77-wad2020-posters/3580-world-albatross-day-posters-from-gough-island-by-michelle-risi) from her own photographs of albatrosses taken on Gough and on South Africa’s [Marion Island](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1371-acap-breeding-sites-no-27-sub-antarctic-marion-island-a-research-laboratory-for-albatrosses-and-petrels) – where she has also spent time conducting field work.  Along with long-term field team partner, Chris Jones, she has now produced this video for ACAP, for which the Agreement is most grateful. *Established by ACAP’s Information Officer in his field-work days around 25 years ago. *Updated 19 May 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/world-albatross-day-219-june-2020-featuring-footage-from-gough-island-s-albatrosses.md) ## ABUN Music Video for World Albatross Day 2020   ACAP is particularly pleased to have been able to collaborate with Artists & Biologists Unite for Nature ([ABUN](https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABUN4Nature/)) on its 30th Project for the duration of January and February this year.  The project’s task was to paint and draw the world’s 22 species of albatrosses that could then be used as online images to help raise awareness of the inaugural [World Albatross Day](https://www.acap.aq/en/world-albatross-day/introduction-to-world-albatross-day) on 19 June.  Artists & Biologists Unite for Nature was founded by Brazilian-based Kitty Harvill and Christoph Hrdina in 2016.  ABUN is a collection of nature and wildlife artists, serving the conservation community with their images for use in promoting awareness.  Kitty writes to *ACAP Latest News*: “We range from beginners and hobby artists, children and adults to seasoned professionals, joined together by our love of nature and desire to be of service to that cause, the process of creating art and the respect for all artistic expressions produced in the group.” A total of 58 photographers made several hundred photographs featuring all 22 species available to ABUN (directly or via ACAP) that artists could then use as inspiration for their artworks.  By the end of the two months of the project 77 artists produced no less than 324 paintings and drawings for ACAP, several artists accepting the challenge of painting all 22 species.  The artists have given the right to ACAP to use images of their paintings and drawings posted to [ABUN’s Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABUN4Nature/) for educational and promoting purposes.  Many of them have sent high-resolution versions of their works directly to *ACAP Latest News* for this purpose*.  *So far seven of these high-resolution artworks have been used to create ‘WAD2020’ posters ([click here](https://www.acap.aq/en/world-albatross-day/images-and-artwork/77-wad2020-posters/3572-world-albatross-day-2020-posters-from-artists-biologists-unite-for-naturee)); others are being used to illustrate daily posts to *ACAP Latest News,* replacing and complementing hitherto-used photographs. Kitty Harvill has now used the artworks and photographs to create a [nine-and-a-half-minute video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RPfm7VXIeE) (see above) for World Albatross Day with a musical score by USA-based musician John Nicolosi entitled ‘Flight of the Albatross’.  The music video will help ACAP draw attention to the [conservation crisis](https://www.acap.aq/en/latest-news/3324-acap-s-advisory-committee-declares-a-conservation-crisis-for-albatrosses-and-petrels) that continues to be faced by albatrosses.  Listen, watch and enjoy. With especial thanks to [Kitty Harvill](https://www.artistsforconservation.org/Kitty-Harvill) and Christoph Hrdina, Founders, Artists & Biologists Unite for Nature and [John Nicolosi](http://www.nikorecordsstudio.com/), musician, as well as to the 77 wildlife artists and 58 photographers who contributed their works towards the making of the music video. *10 April 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/abun-music-video-for-world-albatross-day-2020.md) ## Film-maker Chris Jordan makes his documentary film ALBATROSS available to support World Albatross Day 2020 The 97-minute documentary film ‘[ALBATROSS](https://www.albatrossthefilm.com)’ was offered by film-maker [Chris Jordan](http://www.chrisjordan.com/) as a “permanent gift to the world” on [World Oceans Day](http://www.worldoceansday.org/), 8 June 2018, when it was screened at the United Nations.  Now Chris Jordan is lending his support to the first [World Albatross Day](https://www.acap.aq/en/world-albatross-day/introduction-to-world-albatross-day) on 19 June by allowing the Albatross and Petrel Agreement to feature his movie on its website, making it readily accessible to anyoe who wishes to show it as part of their own celebration of ‘WAD2020’. ALBATROSS was filmed over several years  the USA’s [Midway Atoll](https://www.acap.aq/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1434-acap-breeding-site-no-36-midway-atoll-black-footed-laysan-and-short-tailed-albatrosses-within-a-world-heritage-site) in the North Pacific, concentrating on the ingestion of plastic artefacts by ACAP-listed and [globally Near Threatened](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/laysan-albatross-phoebastria-immutabilis)Laysan Albatrosses *Phoebastria immutabilis*. Chris writes on the film’s [website](https://www.albatrossthefilm.com): “The journey of ALBATROSS began in 2008 as a collaboration with my friend, activist/photographer Manuel Maqueda.  Studying the newly emerging issue of ocean plastic pollution, we learned of a stunning environmental tragedy taking place on a tiny atoll in the center of the vast North Pacific Ocean.  We immediately began planning an expedition there, and on our first trip to Midway Island in September of 2009, we and our team photographed and filmed thousands of young albatrosses that lay dead on the ground, their stomachs filled with plastic.  The experience was devastating, not only for what it meant for the suffering of the birds, but also for what it reflected back to us about the destructive power of our culture of mass consumption, and humanity's damaged relationship with the living world.” With his welcome agreement to share his film with ACAP, Chris has written to *ACAP Latest News*: “I support WAD2020 because albatrosses are magnificent sentient beings who deserve our loving stewardship.”. Amen to that! With thanks to Chris Jordan. *Posted 23 April 2020*   [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/film-maker-chris-jordan-makes-his-documentary-film-albatross-available-to-support-world-albatross-day-2020.md) ## The Miracle of Midway: a Million Albatrosses and Counting - a lecture by Susan Scott [Videos and Lectures](https://acap.aq/index.php?Itemid=909)"*The Miracle of Midway: a Million Albatrosses and Counting*" is a 35-minute illustrated lecture by [Susan Scott](https://www.susanscott.net/ow/), a Board Member of the [Hawaiian Audubon Society](http://www.hawaiiaudubon.org/).  Its abstract follows: "During World War II, soldiers shot albatrosses that nested on or near [Midway](https://www.acap.aq/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1434-acap-breeding-site-no-36-midway-atoll-black-footed-laysan-and-short-tailed-albatrosses-within-a-world-heritage-site?highlight=WyJtaWR3YXkiLCJtaWR3YXkncyIsIm1pZHdheSciLCJubyIsIidubyIsInBldGUiLCJwZXRlJ3MiXQ==)ʻs runways.  Later, Midway residents planted a daisy called crownbeard* that went wild, covering much of the birdsʻ nesting areas. Today, we litter the ocean with plastic trash that the birds swallow.  Yet Midwayʻs albatrosses thrive. Join me in sharing my Midway experiences of counting, living with and falling in love with one of Hawaiiʻs most magnificent native species." *[Golden Crownbeard](https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Midway_Atoll/Multimedia/Verbesina.html) *Verbesina encelioides***.** Susan Scott has written to *ACAP Latest News*on behalf of the Hawaiian Audubon Society: “Hawaii’s albatross populations have suffered staggering losses over the centuries, yet our three Northern Hemisphere species continue to nest in the Hawaiian Archipelago.  [World Albatross Day](https://www.acap.aq/en/world-albatross-day/introduction-to-world-albatross-day) is a fine way to share with the world the marvel of these magnificent birds’ continued survival.”  Susan continues “I work as a volunteer for the [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service](https://www.fws.gov/), most recently counting Laysan and Black-footed Albatrosses at Midway Atoll.  The [count ending in January 2020](https://www.acap.aq/en/latest-news/3513-the-numbers-are-in-midway-atoll-s-latest-annual-albatross-nest-count-approaches-half-a-million-breeding-pairs?highlight=WyJzdXNhbiIsInN1c2FuJ3MiLCJzY290dCIsInN1c2FuIHNjb3R0Il0=) shows the two species numbering within their normal ranges”. ![ ](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/People/Susan_Scott_Midway_Atoll.JPG)  Susan Scott breaks her counting on Midway Atoll to commune weith a trusting Laysan Albatross With grateful thanks to Susan Scott for allowing the use of her lecture here. *Posted 23 April 2020*     [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-cN60UYfR0&fbclid=IwAR2WhWG7dmhfKZ8dM1bc33VrICKcxd54j0o07c67ONOEGAfNEkqwuanQVmk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-cN60UYfR0&fbclid=IwAR2WhWG7dmhfKZ8dM1bc33VrICKcxd54j0o07c67ONOEGAfNEkqwuanQVmk)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-cN60UYfR0&fbclid=IwAR2WhWG7dmhfKZ8dM1bc33VrICKcxd54j0o07c67ONOEGAfNEkqwuanQVmk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-cN60UYfR0&fbclid=IwAR2WhWG7dmhfKZ8dM1bc33VrICKcxd54j0o07c67ONOEGAfNEkqwuanQVmk) [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/the-miracle-of-midway-a-million-albatrosses-and-counting-a-lecture-by-susan-scott.md) ## Suburban Laysan Albatrosses in Princeville, Kauai by Cathy Granholm *"Kauai albatross father returns to Princeville to meet his new chick"* "On 2 February, 2015, Dad returned to the nest to see his chick for the first time. Mom was very reluctant to leave her little one, but finally allowed her mate to replace her so she could fly out to sea to get more food for the baby. She came back one last time before finally leaving." *"Kauai albatross: first day on land after six years at sea"* "This is a Laysan albatross who hatched in a nest on my lawn in Kaua'i. He fledged and stayed at sea for 6 years. I filmed him on his first day back on land, on a golf course. He had to relearn how to walk and how to speak albatross, and started by trying to copy nearby birds. The "eh,eh,eh" descending notes are what his parents would have called to him when they returned with food, that is the vocalization he would have remembered from when he was a chick. You will see his first clumsy attempts at displaying with other albatrosses. You can see clips from this long film and read more about him at [albatrossdiary.com](https://albatrossdiary.com/about-me/). Enjoy his first day back!" Videos by Cathy Granholm of "[My Albatross Diary](https://albatrossdiary.com/about-me/)" - with thanks.   Cathy lives in [Princeville](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1323-acap-breeding-sites-no-11-princeville-kauai-where-laysan-albatrosses-breed-in-gardens-and-on-golf-courses?highlight=WyJwcmluY2V2aWxsZSIsInByaW5jZXZpbGxlJ3MiXQ==) on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauai where she follows the fortunes of a small banded  population of [globally Near Threatened](https://acap.aq/datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/laysan-albatross-phoebastria-immutabilis) Laysan Albatrosses *Phoebastria immutabilis*, which breed in domestic gardens (yards) and on the golf course. *Posted by 28 April 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/suburban-laysan-albatrosses-in-princeville-kauai-by-cathy-granholm.md) ## Kalama's Journey by Hob Osterlund ## Kalama's Journey*: a Laysan Albatross gets filmed from hatching to fledging* Taking nearly two years to film, *Kalama's Journey*, an attractive [eight-minute video](https://vimeo.com/297216910?fbclid=IwAR19e1VRjzQN_RBJgNM7B4iiEnFd6iN5q8om7FyVh9uy4rpTXKMJkyDE2KI) produced by talented author and photographer,[Hob Osterlund](https://www.acap.aq/en/news/latest-news/2523-book-review-holy-moli-a-personal-journey-with-albatrosses?highlight=WyJvc3Rlcmx1bmQiLCJvc3Rlcmx1bmQncyJd), may now be viewed here.  Kalama,, a [globally Near Threatened](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22698365) Laysan Albatross *Phoebastria immutabilis* chick on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, became well known by being the subject of a live-streaming “[albicam](https://www.acap.aq/en/news/latest-news/1861-lights-camera-action-follow-the-fortunes-of-a-laysan-albatross-chick-in-a-hawaiian-suburban-garden?highlight=WyJjb3JuZWxsIl0=)”, hosted and operated by the [Cornell Lab of Ornithology](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/latest-news/3610-the-usa-s-cornell-lab-of-ornithology-endorses-world-albatross-day-2020). The [award-winning](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/latest-news/3306-a-film-about-a-laysan-albatross-wins-a-telly-award?highlight=WyJrYWxhbWEncyIsImthbGFtYSJd) video takes the watcher through the hatching, rearing and fledging of an albatross chick reared by an all-female pair.  The audio discusses the problems of sea-level rise and the importance of Kauai’s breeding albatrosses protected from climate change by nesting at altitude on bluff and cliff tops. Pleasant to see that ACAP, and its Information Officer, are both listed in the film’s acknowledgements. With grateful thanks to Hob Osterlund for information and use of her video. *Posted 27 April 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/kalama-s-journey-by-hob-osterlund.md) ## A Perfect Day for an Albatross - the Story Behind by Caren Loebel-fried A Perfect Day for an Albatross*- the Story Behind by Caren Loebel-fried* The video goes behind the scenes with [Caren Loebel-Fried,](http://www.carenloebelfried.com) who shares how she created her picture book described below. *[http://www.carenloebelfried.com](http://www.carenloebelfried.com)Caren*'s*[A Perfect Day for an Albatross](https://cornelllabpgstore.com/product/a-perfect-day-for-an-albatross/)* published by the [Cornell Lab of Ornithology](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/latest-news/3610-the-usa-s-cornell-lab-of-ornithology-endorses-world-albatross-day-2020) is aimed at children aged six to thirteen years.  The book describes the return of a young female Laysan Albatross *Phoebastria immutabilis*, named Mālie (meaning “calm” or “serene” in the Hawaiian language), to [Midway Atoll](https://www.acap.aq/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1434-acap-breeding-site-no-36-midway-atoll-black-footed-laysan-and-short-tailed-albatrosses-within-a-world-heritage-site?highlight=WyJtaWR3YXkiLCJtaWR3YXkncyIsIm1pZHdheSciLCJubyIsIidubyJd), an island the author has visited, after four years at sea.  Mālie meets a male albatross called Kumukahi (”beginning” or “origin”) and after a few years of displaying together they commence to breed. Kumukahi takes over incubation duty and Mālie goes foraging at sea, catching squid and flying fish eggs and having the perfect day of the book’s title. The award-winning author from Volcano Village on the “Big Island" of Hawai’i has created the book’s illustrations by hand carving linoleum blocks and then transferring their images with oil-based ink to hand-made Gampi paper. She then colours the prints with pencils and back ink ([click here](http://www.carenloebelfried.com/demonstration.html)). The ensuing illustrations, which appear on every page, are bold and striking, particularly the ones of the two albatrosses mutually displaying against the bright orange rays of a setting sun and of Mālie seemingly plunging through a maelstrom to seize a squid. The books ends with some factual information on albatross biology and conservation, helpful to answer questions that a child might raise. ![Caren Loebel Fried ALBATROSS](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Posters_Books/Caren_Loebel-Fried_ALBATROSS.png) Read *ACAP Latest New*'s full review of the book [here](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/latest-news/2872-review-a-perfect-day-for-an-albatross-by-caren-loebel-fried?highlight=WyJjYXJlbiJd). With grateful thanks to Caren Loebel-Fried (here photographed sketching an incubation Laysan Albatross). ![Caren Loebel Fried Midway photog Dan Clark](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/People/Caren_Loebel-Fried_Midway_photog_Dan_Clark.jpg) **Reference:** Loebel-Fried, C. 2017.  [A Perfect Day for an Albatross](https://cornelllabpgstore.com/product/a-perfect-day-for-an-albatross/). Apex: Cornell Lab Publishing Group.  Unpaginated [40 pp.]. ISBN 978-1-943645-27-5. Hardcover, many colour illustrations. USD 15.95. [www.cornelllabpg.com](http://www.cornelllabpg.com). *Posted 27 April 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/a-perfect-day-for-an-albatross-the-story-behind-by-caren-loebelfried.md) ## The Albatross of Kaua'i by Bob Waid   "Although they are wild seabirds, the Laysan Albatross are comfortable in the inhabited neighborhoods of the north shore of Kauai.  This [site](http://www.albatrosskauai.com/)is dedicated to teaching about these magnificent birds we are privileged to see as we go about our daily routines." - [Bob Waid](http://www.albatrosskauai.com/), Naples, Florida, USA. The 15- minute video shows the life cycle of young albatross chicks located in [residential neighbourhoods](https://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1323-acap-breeding-sites-no-11-princeville-kauai-where-laysan-albatrosses-breed-in-gardens-and-on-golf-courses) on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.  The video shows the mating dance and social interaction of the adults, as well as the actual hatching of an egg and the emergence of a new chick.  The video culminates with the fledging of two chicks, their first flight leaving land to live on the open ocean for three to four years.  **References:** Waid, Robert 2005.  *The Majestic Albatross. Images of Kauai's Beloved Seabirds*.  Honolulu: Mutual Publishing, 51 pp. Waid, Robert & Waid, Joyce 2010.   *Baby Winston*.  55 pp.  On-line at [http://albatrosskauai.com/index.html](http://albatrosskauai.com/index.html)[http://albatrosskauai.com/index.html](http://albatrosskauai.com/index.html). *Updated 05 May 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/the-albatross-of-kauai-by-bob-waid.md) ## Black-browed Albatrosses on Bird Island "This video shows typical bird behavior of the albatrosses on Bird Island  ... in the Atlantic Ocean.  The video includes footage of the birds flying around the island, grooming each other and caring for their young." *Posted 18 May 2020* [Lees meer...](https://acap.aq/world-albatross-day-2020-music-video/black-browed-albatrosses-on-bird-island.md)