POTENTIAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN WANDERING ALBATROSSES AND LONGLINE FISHERIES FOR PATAGONIAN TOOTHFISH AT SOUTH GEORGIA

We examine the extent of overlap between South Georgia wandering albatrosses(Diomedea exulans) and local longline fishing for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichuseleginoides), using satellite-tracking data and precise haul locations, respectively. Weconclude that D. exulans breeding at South Georgia have a relatively low potential riskof interaction with longline fisheries around South Georgia between December andFebruary (incubation period) and between late May and October,

J.P. Croxall and P.A. Prince, CCAMLR Science, Vol. 3 (1996): 101-110