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Time to tackle gillnets 15 May 2012 A number of BirdLife partners, including the RSPB, met in Berlin on 3-4 May to look at the problem of seabird bycatch in gillnet fisheries in Europe and identify best practice in ways to tackle the issue.

Landmark move to protect albatrosses in the Indian Ocean announced 27 April 2012 All longline vessels in the Indian Ocean will now be required to use two seabird bycatch mitigation measures

Global seabirds on the down slope of a wave 9 March 2012 Albatrosses and penguins are among our best-loved seabirds, but a new report shows these birds are increasingly in trouble

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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.

• 18 May 2012

  Unsung heroes

  Posted by David Agombar

• 29 March 2012

  Do it yourself!

  Posted by Nahuel Chavez

• 29 March 2012

  Life and death of a Tristan Albatross

  Posted by Bronwyn Maree

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