CONSERVING MIGRATORY MARINE BIRDS WITH THE BONN CONVENTION AND ITS DAUGHTER AGREEMENTS SUCCESSES TO DATE AND WAYS FORWARD

Penguins

Albatrosses

Petrels and shearwaters

Diving petrels

Pelicans

Gannets and boobies

Cormorants

Tropic birds

Frigate birds

Gulls

Terns

Skuas Skuas

Auks

1. FISHING THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS Direct mortality Reduced food supply

2. DISTURBANCE & EXPLOITATION THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 2. DISTURBANCE & EXPLOITATION

3. INTRODUCED SPECIES THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS Rabbit ejects shearwater egg House Mice kill albatrosses

4. HABITAT LOSS THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS Once there were seabirds here…

THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 5. POLLUTION

6. CLIMATE CHANGE THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS Prey shifts due to sea temperature rise are causing Rockhopper Penguin declines over its whole range

SEABIRD FAMILIES OF THE WORLD Seabird No. No. % CMS/ % Family Species Threatened AEWA/ACAP Included Penguins 17 12 71 2 17 Albatrosses 21 21 100 21 100 Petrels 71 45 63 11 24 Storm petrels 20 8 40 0 0 Diving petrels 4 1 20 1 100 Pelicans 7 2 29 1 50 Gannets 8 2 25 1 50 Cormorants 33 14 42 5 36 Frigate birds 5 2 40 0 0 Tropic birds 3 0 0 0 0 Gulls 51 9 18 5 56 Terns 44 7 16 2 29 Skuas 7 0 0 0 0 Auks 22 4 18 1 25 TOTALS 313 127 41 50 39

THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED BY CMS FOR CONCERTED OR COLLABORATIVE ACTION Penguins: 2 species Albatrosses : 21 species Giant petrels: 2 species Procellaria petrels: 5 species Chinese Crested Tern TOTAL: 31 species (62% of 50 threatened CMS/ACAP/AEWA seabirds)

WHAT ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY CMS FOR THE LISTED SEABIRDS? AND ITS AGREEMENTS FOR THE LISTED SEABIRDS? African Penguin: AEWA Eighteen Southern Hemisphere albatrosses: Two giant petrels: Five Procellaria petrels : TOTAL: 26 (84%)

WHAT ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN FOR THE AFRICAN PENGUIN? 1996: Penguin CAMP Workshop 1999: CMS call for action 1999: PHVA Workshop 2000: Spheniscus Workshop calls for MoU 2002: CAMP Southern African Seabird Workshop 2004: AEWA funds a Multi-species Action Plan Nations involved: Namibia and South Africa

WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE OTHER CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED FOR ACTION? North Pacific Albatrosses: NPAWG & START Laysan Black-footed Short- tailed Nations involved: Canada, Japan and USA: all non-CMS Parties

WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE OTHER CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED FOR ACTION? HUMBOLDT PENGUIN IUCN CAMP Workshops, 1996 and 2004 IUCN PHVA Workshop, 1998 IUCN Spheniscus Workshop, 2000 Annual surveys Nations involved: Chile and Peru

WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE OTHER CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED FOR ACTION? IUCN: Critically Endangered Four pairs rediscovered in 2000 CMS: Appendix I, for concerted action in 2002 No international action underway as yet? Chinese Crested Tern Nations to be involved: China, (Taiwan), Philippines

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE OTHER 19 CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS? Example 1: The Peruvian Diving Petrel Added to Appendix I at 6CoP in 2002, but no call for action by CMS as yet Ongoing surveys by breeding range states Joint action proposed via an International Working Group in 2002 International Action Plan required Nations involved: Chile and Peru

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE OTHER 19 CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS? Example 2: The Pink-footed Shearwater Added to Appendix I at 6CoP in 2002, but no call for action by CMS as yet International research at breeding grounds in Chile CEC Action Plan (Canada, Mexico & USA) COSEWIC Status Report (Canada)

THE WAY FORWARD:A FIVE-POINT PLAN FOR THE CMS AND ITS AGREEMENTS Commission a review of the 127 threatened seabirds Encourage Non-Parties to attend CoPs and MoPs as Observers Encourage selected Non-Parties to join CMS, AEWA and ACAP Encourage Non-Parties to report on international activities Call for Action Plans and Memoranda of Understanding

Thank you for your attention Dankeschön für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit Avian Demography Unit University of Cape Town