First record of Buller’s Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) from a fishing vessel in the south-western Atlantic Ocean off Southern Patagonia (Argentina)

• Published in: Polar biology Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. 1209 - 1212
• Main Authors: Tamini, Leandro Luis, Chavez, Leandro Nahuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2014; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Ecology; Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.); Fishing; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Life Sciences; Microbiology; Oceanography; Oceans; Particular ecosystems; Plant Sciences; Sea water ecosystems; Short Note; Synecology; Zoology; South America; South Atlantic; Argentina; Atlantic Ocean; America; Patagonia; Patagonian Continental Shelf; Hoki fishery; Buller’s Albatross; Marine environment; Fishery; Thalassarche bulleri; Continental shelf; First record; Fishing; Patagonia; Buller's Albatross
• ISSN: 0722-4060; 1432-2056
• DOI: 10.1007/s00300-014-1506-x

Buller’s Albatross, Thalassarche bulleri , is a New Zealand breeding endemic that is frequently observed in the subtropical and sub-Antarctic South Pacific Ocean between Australia and Peru. However, in the South Atlantic Ocean, it is a vagrant, as information on its presence in this region is limited to only a few sightings. Here, we report a new record of T. bulleri in the south-western Atlantic Ocean off Argentina (55°06′13″S, 66°06′44″W) while investigating interactions between commercial fisheries and seabirds. This record provides new information about the distribution of this albatross species and its relation with fisheries outside of its regular range.