Folder WORKING GROUPS

Folder Seabird Bycatch Working Group

In recognition of the serious problem posed to seabirds by fisheries interactions, the Seabird Bycatch Working Group (SBWG) was established to advise the Agreement on actions that will assist in assessment, mitigation and reduction of negative interactions between fishing operations and albatrosses and petrels. The working group comprises representatives from ACAP's 13 Parties, together with invited experts with relevant technical or other expertise.

Folder Population and Conservation Status Working Group

The ACAP Advisory Committee merged the Status and Trends, and Breeding Sites working groups into a single working group, the Population and Conservation Status Working Group (PaCSWG), at its Sixth Meeting in August 2011 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Folder Joint SBWG12/PaCSWG8 Meeting

A joint SBWG12/PaCSWG8 meeting will be held on Thursday, 8 August 2024,in Lima, Peru, to discuss cross-cutting issues.

Please see AC14 meeting circulars for more information. Don't forget to register to receive meeting updates

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Folder Joint SBWG11/PaCSWG7 Meeting

A joint SBWG11/PaCSWG7 meeting was held on 18 May 2023, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to discuss cross-cutting issues.

Joint SBWG11/PaCSWG7 Report: AC13 Doc 12 Rev 1  / CA13 Doc 12 Rev 1 / CC13 Doc 12 Rev 1

Folder Joint STWG-6 & BSWG-4 Meeting 2011

The sixth meeting of the Status and Trends Working Group (STWG 6) was held jointly with the fourth meeting of Breeding Sites Working Group (BSWG 4) from 25th - 26th August 2011 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

ACAP is a multilateral agreement which seeks to conserve listed albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters by coordinating international activity to mitigate known threats to their populations.

About ACAP

ACAP Secretariat

119 Macquarie St
Hobart TAS 7000
Australia

Email: secretariat@acap.aq
Tel: +61 3 6165 6674