APPENDIX: Maps of albatross and petrel distribution in the WCPFC area

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1 Distribution of Albatross and petrels in the Convention Area and overlap with longline fishing effort BirdLife International APPENDIX: Maps of albatross and petrel distribution in the area Figures A1. Antipodean Albatross A2. Black-browed Albatross A3. Black-footed Albatross A4. Buller s Albatross A5. Campbell Albatross A6. Chatham Albatross A7. Grey-headed Albatross A8. Laysan Albatross A9. Light-mantled Albatross A. Northern Royal Albatross A11. Short-tailed Albatross A12. Shy Albatross A13. Southern Royal Albatross A14. Wandering Albatross A15. Westland Petrel A16. Short-tailed Shearwater Note on depiction of EEZs on maps: Several disputes exist worldwide regarding delimitation of boundaries between the EEZs of different States. The EEZs in maps in this document are therefore presented without boundaries between countries. The exceptions are for the maps that are zoomed in to focus on the New Zealand EEZ, for which the boundary with the Australian EEZ around Macquarie Island has been included, for sake of clarity. The EEZs presented here are for illustrative purposes only and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of BirdLife International concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or concerning the delimitation of its boundaries. 1

2 Figure A1. Distribution of Antipodean Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from D.G. Nicholls, M.D. Murray E.C. Butcher, K. Walker, G. Elliott and Department of Conservation, New Zealand. Birds from the Auckland Islands 41% of the global population, and representing the sub-species of Gibson s Albatross). No data are available from the Antipodes Islands 59% population) 15 0 E 16 0 E! 17 0 E % global popn ) tracke d 0-5% E! 0-5%! 5 - UDs Auckland) 50 % 75 % 95 % EEZ s millions of hooks) < Auckland Islands! Antipodes Islands! Campbell Island Data from D.G. Nicholls, M.D. Murray E.C. Butcher, K. Walker, G. Elliott and Department of Conservation, New Zealand. Data available from the Antipodes Islands and Auckland Islands, representing 99% of the population. UDs Auckland) EEZs % global popn) 50 % RFM Os 75 % S 0-5 % 95 % 5 - UDs Antipodes) < 1 20 S 30 S Auckland Islands Antipodes Islands! Campbell Island no tracking data! 0-5 %! 5 -! 50 % 75 % 95 % 90 W 80 W 70 W S millions of hooks) 20 S 70 W 80 W 90 W 2

3 Figure A2. Distribution of Black-browed Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Overlap <1%. No tracking data from Antipodes, Campbell Island, Snares, although together these represent<1% global population. Data from J. Croxall, J. Silk, British Antarctic Survey and J. Arata, Universidad Austral de Chile. No tracking data from Antipodes, Campbell Island, Snares, although together these represent<1% global population. UDs Chile) millions of hooks) < 1 EE Zs! 5 - S! 0-5 % 20 S % 30 S % global popn) 0 N! 0-5 % 0 N S 20 S! Snares Islands! Antipodes Islands! Campbell Island Isla Diego de Almagro! Islotes Evangelistas! Islas Ildefonso! Islas Diego Ramirez 3

4 Figure A3. Distribution of Black-footed Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from S. Shaffer, Y. Tremblay, D.P. Costa, M. Antolos, University of California Santa Cruz and J. Awkerman, D. Anderson, Wake Forest University. 60 N 0-5 % 5-5 0% 40 N 30 N! Senkaku Retto 20 N % global popn) tr acked 50-0 % 50 N! 0-5 %! 5-5 0% 50-0 %! UDs Tern) EE Zs RFM Os millions of hooks) < 1 1 1! Izu Shoto Pearl & Hermes Reef 30 N!!!! Tern Island Ogasawara Gunto Midway Atoll! French Frigate Shoals) Bonin Islands) Laysan Island!!! 20 N! Johnston Atoll 60 N 50 N 40 N Data from D. Hyrenbach, U.C. San Diego; Rob Suryan, K. Fischer, Hatfield Marine Science Center; Greg Balogh, USFWS. Birds after capture at-sea deployment locations shown with white stars). The birds tagged in California remained east of while the birds from the Aleutian Islands ranged across much of the northern Paci fic. 30 N Senkaku Retto % global popn) 60 N 0-5 % 5-5 0% 40 N 20 N PTT Deployed 50-0 % 50 UDs N EE Zs millions of hooks) < Izu Shoto Pearl & Hermes Reef Ogasawara Gunto Midway Atoll Tern Island French Frigate Shoals) Bonin Islands) Laysan Island Johnston Atoll N 50 N 40 N 30 N 20 N 4

5 Figure A4. Distribution of Buller s Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from J.C. Stahl, Museum of New Zealand and Paul Sagar, NIWA, New Zealand. Birds from Solander and Snares Islands. No tracking data available from Chatham Islands 58% global population) 20 S! Three Kings Solander Islands Snares Islands! Chatham Islands % 0-5% 5 - global popn)! 0-5 %! 5-5 0% 50-0 %! UDs Solander) EE Zs 90 W UDs Snares) Ran ge WCP FC 90 W 80 W millions of hooks) < W 70 W 20 S 30 S 70 W No tracking data available for birds during the non-breeding season 5

6 Figure A5. Distribution of Campbell Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from H. Weimerskirch, Centre d'etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS, France. Campbell Island % global popn) 0-5% 5 - no tr acking data! 0-5%! 5 -! UDs Campbell) Ran ge EEZ s millions of hooks) < 1 No tracking data available 6

7 Figure A6. Distribution of Chatham Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square). Data from D.G. Nicholls, M.D. Murray and C.J.R. Robertson, Department of Conservation, New Zealand 17 0 E 18 0 E Chatham Islands 17 0 W % global popn) 0-5% 5 - no tr acking data! 0-5%! 5 -! UDs Campbell) Ran ge 16 0 W EEZ s millions of hooks) < 1 Data from D.G. Nicholls, M.D. Murray and C.J.R. Robertson, Department of Conservation, New Zealand WCP FC millions of hooks) 5 - < 1! 0-5 %!! S 20 S 30 S EEZs UDs Chatham) 0 N % global popn ) 0-5 % Chatham Islands 0 N S 20 S 7

8 Figure A7. Distribution of Grey-headed Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and with longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from G. Robertson, Australian Antarctic Division; J. Arata, Universidad Austral de Chile; H. Weimerskirch, Centre d'etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS, France; N. Brothers, A. Hedd, R. Gales, A Terauds, DPIWE, Tasmania. Birds from Macquarie Island, Campbell Island, and two Chilean islands, representing <1%, 7% and 18% of the global population, respectively. % global popn) UDs Chile) 0-5 %! 0-5% 5-5 0%! 5 - Ran ge 50-0 %! UDs Campbell) UDs Macquarie) millions of hooks) < 1 20 S 20 S Ran ge Ran ge EEZs Campbell Island Macquarie Island 1 Islas Ildefonso Islas Diego Ramirez 70 S 1 70 S Data from J. Croxall, R. Phillips, A. Wood, J. Silk, D. Briggs, British Antarctic Survey; G. Robertson, Australian Antarctic Division; J. Arata, Universidad Austral de Chile. Birds from Chile and South Georgia, together representing 70% of the global population. No tracking data from Macquarie Island or Campbell Island, representing <1% and 7% of population, respectively. 0-5% 5 - % global popn) UDs SG) 50 % millions of hooks)! 0-5 % 75 % < 1 20 S 95 % 20 S! 5-5 0% 50-0 %! EE Zs RFM Os 30 S 30 S 15 0 E 16 0 E! 17 0 E Campbell Island! Macquarie Island 18 0 W 17 0 W 16 0 W 15 0 W 14 0 W 13 0 W 12 0 W 11 0 W 0 W 90 W 80 W 70 W Islas Ildefonso!! Islas Diego Ramirez 70 S 1 70 S 8

9 Figure A8. Distribution of Laysan Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from S. Shaffer, Y. Tremblay, D.P. Costa, B. Henry, D.A. Croll, M. Antolos, University of California Santa Cruz; J. Awkerman, D. Anderson, Wake Forest University. EEZs 50 N 14 0 E millions of hooks) 60 N < E 16 0 E 17 0 E 18 0 E 16 0 W 17 0 W 15 0 W 14 0 W 13 0 W 12 0 W % global popn) 0-5 % 5 -! 0-5 %! 5 -! UDs Tern) 11 0 W UDs Guadalupe) 60 N 50 N 40 N 30 N 20 N! Izu Shoto Midway Atoll Isla de Guadalupe!! Tern Island! Ogasawara Gunto!!! French Frigate Shoals) Bonin Islands) Laysan Island!!!!!! Isla Clarion!! Johnston Atoll Isla Benedicto! 20 N 40 N 30 N Data from Rob Suryan, Karen Fischer, Hatfield Marine Science Center; Greg Balogh, USFWS. Ten birds after capture at sea near the Aleutian Islands deployment locations shown with white stars). 60 N 50 N PTT Deployed % global popn) 0-5% 5 - UDs 50 % 75 % 95 % EEZs WCP FC millions of hooks) < N 50 N 40 N 40 N 30 N 20 N Izu Shoto Midway Atoll Isla de Guadalupe Tern Island Ogasawara Gunto French Frigate Shoals) Bonin Islands) Laysan Island Isla Clarion Johnston Atoll 30 N 20 N Isla Benedicto 9

10 Figure A9. Distribution of Light-mantled Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from N. Brothers, A. Hedd, R. Gales, A Terauds, DPIWE, Tasmania. Data from birds from Macquarie Island 9% global population). No tracking data from Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, Antipodes Islands, representing 23%, 7% and 1% of the global population, respectively E 15 0 E 16 0 E 17 0 E 18 0 E! Auckland Islands Antipodes Islands!! Campbell Island 14 0 E 15 0 E! Macquarie Island 16 0 E 17 0 E Co lo nie s % global popn) 0-5% %! 0-5%! 5 -! % UDs Macquarie) EEZs mill ions of hooks ) < E No tracking data available

11 Figure A. Distribution of Northern Royal Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). The Chatham Islands and Taiaroa Head populations represent 99% and 1% of the global population, respectively. Data from C.J.R. Robertson, M.D. Murray and D.G. Nicholls, New Zealand E % g lobal popn ) 0-5 % 5 - UDs Chatham) EEZs 50 % no tracking d ata! 0-5 %! 5 -! 75 % 95 % UDs Taiaroa ) 50 % 75 % 95 % RFM Os 17 0 E mill ion s of hoo ks ) < E 17 0 W Chatham Islands Taiaroa Head Data from C.J.R. Robertson, D.G. Nicholls and M.D. Murray, New Zealand. % global popn) UDs Chatham) UDs Taiaroa) Longline effort tr acked millions of hooks) 0-5 %! 0-5% < 1 20 S 5-5 0%! 50-0 % 5 - Ran ge! EEZs 1 0 Taiaroa Head Chatham Islands 60 W 20 S 30 S 70 S 70 S 11

Figure A11. Distribution of Short-tailed Albatross in the area. Four Short-tailed Albatross from Izu Shoto Torishima) by the Albatross Project, Wake Forest University tracking still in progress).

12 Figure A11. Distribution of Short-tailed Albatross in the area. Four Short-tailed Albatross from Izu Shoto Torishima) by the Albatross Project, Wake Forest University tracking still in progress). Maps reproduced with kind permission from the data holders: Rob Suryan, Greg Balogh, Paul Sievert and David Anderson. Data from R. Suryan, Hatfield Marine Science Center, G. Balogh, USFWS, K. Ozaki & F. Sato, Yamashina Institute, and S. Kanie, Ministry of Environment, Japan. Birds from Izu Shoto. Map indicates overlap with longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). 120 E % global popn ) 60 N 0-5% 5 -! 0-5%! 5-50 N 50-0%! 50-0% UDs Izu Shoto) 50 % 75 % 95 % EE Zs millions of hooks) < N 50 N 40 N 40 N 30 N 120 E! Senkaku Retto Izu Shoto! Midway Atoll 170 W 30 N 12

13 Figure A12. Distribution of Shy Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and with longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from N. Brothers, A. Hedd, R. Gales, A Terauds, DPIWE, Tasmania. No data available from the Auckland Islands 85% global population), which represents the White-capped Albatross sub-species. Populations breeding on the Antipodes Islands or Chatham Islands represent <1% of the global population. Albatross Island Mewstone no tracking d ata! 0-5 % Pedra Branca % g lobal popn ) 0-5 % 5 -! 5 -! UDs Tasmania ) 50 % 75 % 95 % EEZs RFM Os Chatham Islands! millions of hooks ) < ! Auckland Islands! Antipodes Islands Data from N. Brothers, A. Hedd, R. Gales, A Terauds, DPIWE, Tasmania. No data available from the Auckland Islands 85% global population), which represents the White-capped Albatross sub-species. Populations breeding on the Antipodes Islands or Chatham Islands represent <1% of the global population E 12 0 E 13 0 E 14 0 E Albatross Island Mewstone Pedra Branca 15 0 E 0-5 % 5 - EEZs RFM Os! 0-5 % 16 0 E 17 0 E UDs Tasmania) % global popn ) 50 % 75 % 95 %! 5 -! 18 0 E millions of hooks) < 1 30 S 1 0 Chatham Islands! Auckland Islands! Antipodes Islands! 120 E 1 E 13

14 Figure A13. Distribution of Southern Royal Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from H. Weimerskirch, Centre d'etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS, France. Co loni es % global popn) 0-5% 5-50 % %! 0-5%! 5-50 %! % UDs Campbell) EEZs WCPF C millions of hooks) < Auckland Islands! Campbell Island No tracking data available 14

15 Figure A14. Distribution of Wandering Albatross and overlap with the Convention Area, and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). No overlap with area although available from Macquarie Island which represents <1% of the global Wandering Albatross population). Data from J Croxall, R. Phillips, A. Wood, British Antarctic Survey; D. Nel, P. Ryan, University of Cape Town; D.G. Nicholls, M.D. Murray, E.C. Butcher, New Zealand. Birds from Prince Edward Islands, Iles Crozet, South Georgia, representing 36%, 28% and 21% of the global population, respectively. PTT deployed 0-5 % 5-50 UDs S Ran ge EEZ s 120 E WCP FC millions of hooks) < E Macquarie Island 30 S 15

16 Figure A15. Distribution of Westland Petrels from Punakaiki and overlap with the Convention Area and with longline fishing effort from hooks per 5º grid square per year). Data from A.Freeman, K-J Wilson, Lincoln University; J.A. Bartle Museum of New Zealand; D.G. Nicholls E Col onies % global popn) 0-5% %! 0-5%! 5 -! 50-0% UDs Pun akaiki) 18 0 E EEZ s Lon glin e effort mi llions of hooks ) < Pu nakaiki No tracking data available 16

17 Figure A16. Distribution of breeding Short-tailed Shearwaters from Australia and overlap with the Convention Area and longline fishing effort from hooks per 5 grid square per year). Data from N. Klomp, M.Schultz, School of Environmental and Information Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Australia; D.G. Nicholls. Data from 2 of more than 160 colonies, representing <1% of the total global population. 90 E UDs Australia) Ran ge 0 E EEZs millions of hooks) < 1 1 E 120 E French Island Montague Island 120 E 1 E 0 E 90 E No tracking data available 17

Distribution of albatrosses and petrels in the WCPFC Convention Area and overlap with WCPFC longline fishing effort. BirdLife International

Distribution of albatrosses and petrels in the Convention Area and overlap with longline fishing effort BirdLife International ABSTRACT This paper presents an analysis of the distribution of albatrosses