The incidental catch of charismatic mega-fauna by fisheries, particularly on the high seas, is recognised as a risk to the viability of these species. Scientific methods that are able to measure this risk, to allow management that is informed, and to identify the success or failure of current interventions, are being actively researched. The Spatially Explicit Fisheries Risk Assessment (SEFRA) framework in one such method, and has been developed to fulfill the need for managers to better understand the effects of fishing on vulnerable species.

The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) is currently undertaking work to apply the SEFRA framework to surface longline fisheries in the southern hemisphere, to assess the impact of these fisheries on seabirds.

The following seabird species are included in the current iteration of the risk assessment:

FAO code Common name Scientific name
DIW Gibson’s albatross Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni
DQS Antipodean albatross Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis
DIX Wandering albatross Diomedea exulans
DBN Tristan albatross Diomedea dabbenena
DAM Amsterdam albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis
DIP Southern royal albatross Diomedea epomophora
DIQ Northern royal albatross Diomedea sanfordi
DCR Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
TQH Indian yellow-nosed albatross Thalassarche carteri
DIM Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris
TQW Campbell black-browed albatross Thalassarche impavida
DCU Shy albatross Thalassarche cauta
TWD New Zealand white-capped albatross Thalassarche cauta steadi
DKS Salvin’s albatross Thalassarche salvini
DER Chatham Island albatross Thalassarche eremita
DIC Grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
DSB Southern Buller’s albatross Thalassarche bulleri bulleri
DNB Northern Buller’s albatross Thalassarche bulleri platei
PHU Sooty albatross Phoebetria fusca
PHE Light-mantled sooty albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
PCI Grey petrel Procellaria cinerea
PRK Black petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
PCW Westland petrel Procellaria westlandica
PRO White-chinned petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
PCN Spectacled petrel Procellaria conspicillata