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The Working Group on Seabird Ecology of ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea; http://www.ices.dk/indexfla.asp) held a workshop in March 2008 in Portugal, inter alia, to review the problem of the incidental catch of seabirds in longline fisheries within European Union waters, including in the Mediterranean.  The report of the workshop may be found at http://www.ices.dk/reports/LRC/2008/WGSE/WGSE2008.pdf.

The report includes consideration of several species of northern hemisphere shearwaters which have been identified as possible candidates for listing within ACAP, such as the Critically Endangered Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus (Cooper & Baker 2008).

The workshop report also reviews mitigation measures in use to reduce seabird bycatch on longlines worldwide, and thus is of relevance to addressing the problem as it pertains to ACAP-listed species.

Reference:

Cooper, J. & Baker, G.B. 2008.  Identifying candidate species for inclusion within the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels.  Marine Ornithology 36: 1-8. (http://www.marineornithology.org).