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title: "The ACAP-listed Balearic Shearwater is to be surveyed along the southern United Kingdom coast this month"
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# The ACAP-listed Balearic Shearwater is to be surveyed along the southern United Kingdom coast this month

An at-sea survey for the ACAP-listed Balearic Shearwaters *Puffinus mauretanicus* is planned along the United Kingdom coastline between Portland Bill in Dorset and Ilfracombe in north Devon (including Lundy Island) this month by MARINElife ([click here](http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/marinelife/)).

 The project aims to “gather UK population data for Balearic shearwaters during a time when animals visit UK waters to moult, and help establish a UK population estimate; maximise our ability to estimate numbers in this region, as just surveying one smaller area in a day may be misleading as Balearic shearwaters are often seen in flight, passing through an area; build on evidence for identifying hotspots for Balearic shearwaters; and better understand the potential threats to Balearic shearwaters, particularly where we may see large groups in relatively restricted areas of the Western Channel.”

 ![](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Shearwaters/Balearic/Balearic_Shearwater_Pep_Arcos.jpg)

 Balearic Shearwater at sea, photograph by Pep Arcos

 [MARINElife](http://www.marine-life.org.uk/) is a charity which works to conserve marine wildlife through research and education.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 03 August 2015*