Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Endangered
Southern African Range: Waters off Namibia, South Africa
Area of Occupancy: Unknown
Population Estimate: Between 14,000 and 21,000 breeding pairs globally
Population Trend: Declining at 1.2% per year
Habitat: Near-shore waters to open ocean, especially productive shelf waters
Threats: Bycatch in pelagic longline tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries, demersal longline hake
fishery and pelagic and demersal trawl fisheries, unexplained chick mortality
Red Data species account
