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Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels

Martin Beal·Maria P. Dias·Richard A. Phillips·Steffen Oppel·Carolina Hazin·Elizabeth J. Pearmin·Josh Adams·David J Anderson·Michelle Antolos·Javier A Arata·Jose Manuel Arcos·John P. Y. Arnould·Jill Awkerman·Elizabeth Bell·Mike Bell·Mark Carey·Ryan Carle·Thomas A Clay·Jaimie Cleeland·Valentina Colodro·Melinda G. Conners·Marta Cruz-Flores·Richard Cuthbert·Karine Delord·Lorna Deppe·Ben J Dilley·Herculano A. Dinis·Graeme Elliot·Fernanda de Felipe·Jonathan J. Felis·Manuela G. Forero·Amanda Freeman·Akira Fukuda·Jacob Gonzalez-Solis·Jose Pedro Granadeiro·April Hedd·Peter Hodum·Jose Manuel Igual·Audrey Jaeger·Todd J Landers·Le Corre Matthieu·Azwianewi Makhado·Benjamin Metzger·Teresa Militao·William A Montevecchi·Virginia Morera-Pujol·Leia Navarro-Herrero·Deon Nel·David Nicholls·Daniel Oro·Ridha Ouni·Kiyoaki Ozaki·Flavio Quintana·Raul Ramos·Tim Reid·Jose Manuel Reyes-Gonzalez·Christopher Robertson·Graham Robertson·Mohamed Salah Romdhane·Peter G. Ryan·Paul Sagar·Fumio Sato·Stefan Schoombie·R. Paul Scofield·Scott A. Shaffer·Nirmal Jivan Shah·Kim L Stevens·Christopher Surman·Robert M. Suryan·Akinori Takahashi·Vikash Tatayah·Graeme Taylor·David R. Thompson·Leigh Torres·Kath Walker·Ross M. Wanless·Susan M. Waugh·Henri Weimerskirch·Takashi Yamamoto·Zuzana Zajkova·Laura Zango·Paulo Catry
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Abstract

Migratory marine species cross political borders and enter the high seas, where the lack of an effective global management framework for biodiversity leaves them vulnerable to threats. Here, we combine 10,108 tracks from 5775 individual birds at 87 sites with data on breeding population sizes to estimate the relative year-round importance of national jurisdictions and high seas areas for 39 species of albatrosses and large petrels. Populations from every country made extensive use of the high seas, indicating the stake each country has in the management of biodiversity in international waters. We quantified the links among national populations of these threatened seabirds and the regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) which regulate fishing in the high seas. This work makes explicit the relative responsibilities that each country and RFMO has for the management of shared biodiversity, providing invaluable information for the conservation and management of migratory species in the marine realm.

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Martin Beal, Maria P. Dias, Richard A. Phillips, Steffen Oppel, Carolina Hazin, Elizabeth J. Pearmin, Josh Adams, David J Anderson, Michelle Antolos, Javier A Arata, Jose Manuel Arcos, John P. Y. Arnould, Jill Awkerman, Elizabeth Bell, Mike Bell, Mark Carey, Ryan Carle, Thomas A Clay, Jaimie Cleeland, Valentina Colodro, Melinda G. Conners, Marta Cruz-Flores, Richard Cuthbert, Karine Delord, Lorna Deppe, Ben J Dilley, Herculano A. Dinis, Graeme Elliot, Fernanda de Felipe, Jonathan J. Felis, Manuela G. Forero, Amanda Freeman, Akira Fukuda, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Jose Pedro Granadeiro, April Hedd, Peter Hodum, Jose Manuel Igual, Audrey Jaeger, Todd J Landers, Le Corre Matthieu, Azwianewi Makhado, Benjamin Metzger, Teresa Militao, William A Montevecchi, Virginia Morera-Pujol, Leia Navarro-Herrero, Deon Nel, David Nicholls, Daniel Oro, Ridha Ouni, Kiyoaki Ozaki, Flavio Quintana, Raul Ramos, Tim Reid, Jose Manuel Reyes-Gonzalez, Christopher Robertson, Graham Robertson, Mohamed Salah Romdhane, Peter G. Ryan, Paul Sagar, Fumio Sato, Stefan Schoombie, R. Paul Scofield, Scott A. Shaffer, Nirmal Jivan Shah, Kim L Stevens, Christopher Surman, Robert M. Suryan, Akinori Takahashi, Vikash Tatayah, Graeme Taylor, David R. Thompson, Leigh Torres, Kath Walker, Ross M. Wanless, Susan M. Waugh, Henri Weimerskirch, Takashi Yamamoto, Zuzana Zajkova, Laura Zango, Paulo Catry. 2021. Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd7225

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