Tristan : International Albatross and Petrel Workshop to be Held in the Falklands: Day One and Two
Submitted by Tristan Times (Juanita Brock) 10.03.2006 (Article Archived on 24.03.2006)
A full programme of events awaits the people who will be attending this vital workshop.
INTERNATIONAL ALBATROSS AND PETREL WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN THE FALKLANDS: Days One and Two
The Pictureshows a juvenile Tristan Albatross - Gony - that was the first of its species to land on Tristan da Cunha in about 50 years. Gonies normally nest on Gough Island.
By J. Brock (FINN)
March 12 to the 15th are going to be busy days for those attending the Albatross and Petrels in the South Atlantic international workshop in the Falkland Islands. The venue begins on 12 March in the conference room at the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce at 0900hrs with an introduction and welcome to the workshop by Cllr Richard Davies, Chairman of the Environmental Committee. Helen Riley from the ACAP Secretariat then will explain the role of the Secretariat and its priorities for implementation. And, Mark Tasker of the ACAP Advisory Committee will speak about the progress of the Advisory Committee working groups and their respective key goals in relation to the South Atlantic and Overseas Territories. He will continue with a talk about DEFRA’s role as the UK representative to ACAP and its current and proposed policies.
After coffee Dominique Giudicelli the Environmental Planning Officer will talk about ACAP’s relevance to the Falkland Islands Government, followed by Harriet Hall, Acting Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, speaking about ACAP relevance to South Georgia and the Sough Sandwich Islands. John Cooper, from South Africa, will then speak about ACAP relevance to Tristan da Cunha. Mike Richardson from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will finish off the morning with a talk about ACAP relevance to British Antarctic Territories.
After lunch, session 2 will deal with land-based conservation and management. The session will begin with John Cooper talking about seabird colonies of ACAP species and the current management at Tristan. Nic Huin and Oliver Yates will then talk about the status and trends of the ACAP species breeding in the Falkland Islands and key sites in the Falkland Islands and the current management of seabird populations. Sally Poncet and Richard McKee will talk about the impact of visitors on South Georgia and their management as well as management policy on seabirds and the practicalities with implementation.
Session 3 will be about at sea research and the management of seabird-fishery interactions. Tim Reid and Paul Brickle will talk about at-sea distribution of seabird species in the Falkland Islands from at sea surveys and satellite tracking and seabird – fishery interactions and the development and the initial results of mitigation measures implemented in the trawl fishery. Richard Phillips and Gordon Liddle will explain about tracking of seabirds from South Georgia, their range and overlap with the fishery and fisheries associated with impacts and mitigation measures in the South Georgia fisheries. James Glass of Tristan da Cunha will then speak about seabirds and fisheries interaction around Tristan da Cunha. Sam Peterson of South Africa follows Mr. Glass with a talk about seabirds and interactions with seabirds in South Africa, Namibia and Angola. At the end of the day, Esteban Frere will speak about seabirds and fisheries in Argentine waters as well as interactions and high risk areas.
On Monday, 13 March 2006 the lectures will begin at 0900 with Adrian Stagi of Uruguay speaking about long-line mitigation methods used in the demersal fishery off the Uruguayan coast. Tatiana Neves from Brazil will explain about the monitoring of fisheries interactions in Brazil and the observer initiative. Carlos Moreno from Chile will then talk about seabird interactions with Chilean long-line vessels in the South West Atlantic.
Session 4 is about international conservation perspectives. Ben Sullivan of Birdlife International will speak about the incorporation of NPOAs internationally and then will talk about regional fishery management options for countries in the South Atlantic and the conformity to requirements. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Resources will be the subject of John Croxall’s speech. It will contain information about management and the role of RFMOs. Ben Sullivan will then talk about GSP for ACAP species in the South Atlantic and the international initiatives for implementation of legislation. The morning session will end with a speech from Rodolfo Werner from the Forum for the conservation of the Patagonian Sea and areas of influence will be an explanation of the key species covered, areas involved and the main aims.
The workshops begin in the afternoon with one on breeding sites with John Croxall Chairing and Sally Poncet and Dominique Giudicelli acting as rapporteurs. The discussion will be based on the definition, designation, protection, management and threats at breeding locations of ACAP listed species. The main threats discussed will be habitat modification, introduced predators and competitors, colony disturbance and impacts, diseases and plastics pollutions.
Two other workshops will be about Foraging areas, with discussions to focus on tracking and survey data that is still required to provide a description or the at sea range of all stages of ACAP, also a discussion relevant of such data to identification of marine IBAs. Another workshop will be to discuss the baseline data for the ACAP Species and address the requirements for future surveys and monitoring studies, including suggestions for demographic studies both current and future.
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