Resources
Find links to seabird documents of interest here.
Australian offshore wind farms may impact birds, including both local and migratory species. This report provides information to help consider potential impacts. The report is in 2 parts:
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An ecological risk assessment, based on life-history and behavioural attributes of 272 birds, to identify which of those birds are at high risk from negative interactions with offshore windfarms in Australia
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A literature review of impact mitigation and management strategies implemented by wind farm operators in the northern hemisphere (mostly in Europe).
This report will assist the expanding offshore wind farm industry in Australia in the design and delivery of effective mitigation strategies for their potential impacts.
By Reid K, Baker GB & Woehler EJ., 2022.
The Australasian Seabird Group, a Special Interest Group of BirdLife Australia, hosted a workshop in Melbourne on 28 and 29 March 2019 to progress the development of a Marine/Seabird Program for BirdLife Australia.
This brief overview of the status and trends of the current threats to Australasian seabirds is a synthesis of the workshop discussions.
By Woehler EJ and Baker GB, 2020.
FURTHER READING
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Baker GB, Gales RP, Hamilton S, Wilkinson V. 2002. Albatrosses and petrels in Australia: a review of their conservation and management Emu 102, 71-96. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU01036​​
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Coudert YR, Chiaradia A, Ainley D, Barbosa A, Boersma PD, et el. 2019. Happy Feet in a hostile world? The future of penguins depends on proactive management of current and predictable threats. Frontiers in Marine Science (Marine Megafauna) vol 6, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00248/full
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Crawford R, Ellenberg U, Frere E, Hagen C, Baird K, et al. 2017. Tangled and drowned: A global review of penguin bycatch in fisheries. Endangered Species Research 34, 373-396. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00869
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Dias MP, Martin R, Pearmain EJ, Burfield IJ, Small C, et al. 2019. Threats to seabirds: a global assessment. Biological Conservation 237, 525–537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.06.033
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Phillips RA, Gales R, Baker GB, Double MC, Favero M, et al. 2016. The conservation status and priorities for albatrosses and large petrels. Biological Conservation 201, 169-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.06.017
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Rodríguez A, Arcos JM, Bretagnolle V, Dias MP, Holmes ND, et al 2019. Future directions in conservation research on petrels and shearwaters. Frontiers in Marine Science (Marine Megafauna) vol 6, art 94. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00094/full​​
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Woehler EJ, Hobday AJ 2023. Impacts of marine heatwaves may be mediated by seabirds’ life history strategies. Marine Ecology Progress Series. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14333
RELEVANT WEBSITES
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The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) https://acap.aq/
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BirdLife International https://www.birdlife.org/marine/
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New Zealand Department of Conservation https://www.doc.govt.nz/