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Fighting to get Atlantic albatrosses off the hook 9 November 2009 Albatrosses and seabirds are dying in unsustainable numbers in the Atlantic swordfish and tuna fisheries. We're taking the fight to Brazil to campaign for better protection for these seabirds.

Kate Humble is elected 5 October 2009 Television presenter Kate Humble has been appointed as our new President.

Time for an end to seabird deaths 15 September 2009 The RSPB and BirdLife International today will be urging the European Fisheries Commissioner, Joe Borg, to take action to prevent the deaths of over 200,000 seabirds which are killed in fisheries in European waters every year.

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A global partnership

All of these organisations are working together to help albatrosses across the world. They are all represented on the BirdLife Global Seabird Programme committee which meets regularly, to share expertise and plan work together.

Saving seabirds globally

Seabirds spend much of their lives travelling vast distances across the oceans, crossing many international boundaries. Their protection cannot therefore be tackled effectively by single nations alone - global solutions are needed.

How you can help

There are lots of simple things you can do to help save the albatross, from making a donation to help the Albatross Task Force to sending us your stamps.

Task Force Blog

Read the latest from the official Task Force blog, written by our team members on board ships in the southern seas.

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