Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form

OMB Control No. 0648-0456
Expiration Date: 3/31/2012
SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS RECOVERY DATA FORM
I. CAPTURE INFORMATION:
Date:

Time:

Trip Number:

Location:
Latitude =

Specimen Number:

Longitude =
Band Information:

Left Leg:

Color:
Number:

Bird alive at capture (circle one)?

Yes

No

Right Leg:

(If “No”, do not fill out Sections II-V.)

II. ASSESS BIRD’S CONDITION:
Answer the following questions by placing an X in the yes or no column. If all questions are
answered “yes”, the bird may be released following release guidelines as identified in the
Handling and Release Guidelines for Short-tailed Albatross.
Observation Checklist
1. Can the bird stand and hold head
upright?
2. Is the bird alert, responsive, aware of
surroundings?
3. Are the eyes open?
4. Does the bird breathe with its bill
closed (i.e., no open bill breathing)?
5. Does the bird breathe quietly (i.e., no
sounds)?
6. Is the bird holding its wings in a
normal position up and against the body
(i.e., not drooping or held down)?
7. Can the bird flap its wings?
8. Is the bird free from visible damage?
(If damaged, the wounds should be noted
on bird diagram.)
9. Is the bird free from hooks or
entangled fishing line? (If bird is hooked
or entangled in line, note location on bird
diagram)?

Yes

No

Comments

III. TREATMENT
Note wounds, hooks, and line entanglement on bird diagram.
Veterinarian Contacted:
Date/Time:

Date:

Time:

Treatment Administered:

IV. RECOVERY
Observation Period
(Check bird at 30 minutes, 1 hour, and every few hours thereafter;
use more sheets if necessary)
Date/Time:

Bird Behavior/Condition:

V. RELEASE (Note: Follow release criteria and guidelines as identified in the Handling and
Release Guidelines for Short-tailed Albatross.)
Release Date:
Release Location (Lat/Long):
Bird Behavior Upon Release:

Release Time:

Short-tailed Albatross Figures for Noting Wounds, Hooks, and Lines
(Circle or draw where injury or fishing gear is located on bird.)
Drawings by Ronald L. Walker

Bottom

Top

Left

Right

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reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing
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This information is being collected to provide the information needed to maximize the probability of long-term
survival of an injured short-tailed albatross that is incidentally hooked or entangled by longline gear during fishing
operations conducted by a Hawaii-based longline fishing vessel.
Responses to the collection are required by the October 8, 2004, biological opinion issued by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service under the authority of the Endangered Species Act and regulations implementing the Fishery
Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (ref. 50 CFR 665.35). Data provided
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