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Links - New Zealand

A partial list of New Zealand government, fishing industry, conservation, educational and science organisations that are working on seabird by-catch issues.
Government

Department of Conservation (www.doc.govt.nz)

Ministry of Fisheries (www.fish.govt.nz)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (www.mfat.govt.nz)

New Zealand's National Aquatic Biodiversity Information System (http://www.nabis.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx)

Fishing Industry

Albert Times (www.fishinfo.co.nz/albertross.htm)

Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd (www.afl.maori.nz)

Beauline International Ltd (www.beauline.com/)

Deepwater Group Ltd (www.deepwater.co.nz)

Gourock New Zealand (www.gourock.co.nz)

Independent Fisheries Ltd (www.indfish.co.nz)

Leigh Commercial Fishermen's Association (www.lcfa.co.nz)

Leigh Fisheries Ltd (www.leefishusa.com/)

Moana Pacific Fisheries (www.moanapacific.com/)

New Zealand Seafood Industry Council (www.seafood.co.nz)

Sanford Limited (www.sanford.co.nz)

Seafood Industry Training Organisation (www.sito.co.nz)

Sealord Group (www.sealord.co.nz)

Solander Seafood (www.solander.com/)

Te Ohu Kai Moana (www.teohu.maori.nz)

Conservation and Education

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (www.boppoly.ac.nz

New Zealand Geographic (www.nzgeographic.co.nz)

NIWA Science (www.niwa.cri.nz)

Ornithological Society of New Zealand (www.osnz.org.nz/)

Royal Albatross Centre (www.albatross.org.nz)

Royal Society of New Zealand (http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/)

Seanet (www.seanet.org.nz)

Seaweek (www.seaweek.org.nz)

University of Otago - New Zealand Marine Studies Centre (www.otago.ac.nz/MarineStudies)

WWF-New Zealand (www.wwf.org.nz)

Eco-Tourism

Encounter Kaikoura (www.oceanwings.co.nz)

Pterodroma Pelagic (www.nzseabirds.com)

Links - International

A list of some of the key agencies and organisations involved in seabird conservation efforts around the globe.
International Alliances

Agreement for the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) (www.acap.aq/) - An international alliance that is currently focused on creating a clearing house for information on seabird population trends and breeding sites.

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) (www.ccamlr.org/) - Working to conserve marine life of the Southern Ocean.

Convention on Migatory Species (www.cms.int/) - An intergovernment treaty, CMS (or Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range.

Conservation and Education - International

Australian Antarctic Division (www.aad.gov.au/)

Aves Argentinas (http://www.avesargentinas.org.ar)

Birds Australia (www.birdsaustralia.com.au)

BirdLife International (www.birdlife.org)

BirdLife South Africa (www.birdlife.org.za)

Blue Ocean Institute (www.blueocean.org)

British Antarctic Survey (www.antarctica.ac.uk)

Falklands Conservation (www.falklandsconservation.com)

Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations – Fisheries & Aquaculture Department (www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=topic&fid=16004)

Instituto del Mar del Peru (www.imarpe.pe/imarpe)

International Ornithological Committee (www.i-o-c.org/IOComm/index.htm)

OceanWatch Australia Ltd (www.oceanwatch.org.au/)

Pacific Seabird Group (www.pacificseabirdgroup.org/)

PEW Charitable Trusts (www.pewtrusts.org)

Pro Delphinus (http://www.prodelphinus.org/)

Projeto Albatroz (www.projetoalbatroz.org.br)

RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds – UK) (www.rspb.org.uk)

Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association Inc. (www.sossa-international.org)    

Universidad Nacional De Mar Del Plata (www.mdp.edu.ar)

University of Capetown Aviation Demography Unit (web.uct.ac.za/depts/stats/adu/index.htm)   

Washington Sea Grant (www.wsg.washington.edu)                                                                                                   

WWF-International (www.wwf.org/)