Convention for the Protection of Albatrosses and Petrels
The Convention on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels ( ACAP ) is a multilateral environmental agreement based on the Bonn Convention . The convention was adopted in 2001 and entered into force on February 1, 2004.
Signatory States
Signatory states are:
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Australia
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Argentina
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Brazil
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Chile
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Ecuador
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France
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New Zealand
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Norway
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Peru
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South Africa
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Spain
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United Kingdom
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Uruguay
Protected species
The purpose of the Convention is to protect the following species :
Albatrosses
- Diomedea exulans
- Diomedea dabbenena
- Diomedea antipodensis
- Diomedea amsterdamensis
- Diomedea epomophora
- Diomedea sanfordi
- Phoebastria irrorata
- Phoebastria albatrus
- Phoebastria immutabilis
- Phoebastria nigripes
- Thalassarche cauta
- Thalassarche steadi
- Thalassarche salvini
- Thalassarche hermit
- Thalassarche bulleri
- Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Thalassarche melanophris
- Thalassarche impavida
- Thalassarche carteri
- Thalassarche chlororhynchos
- Phoebetria fusca
- Phoebetria palpebrata
Petrels
- Macronectes giganteus
- Macronectes halli
- Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Procellaria conspicillata
- Procellaria parkinsoni
- Procellaria westlandica
- Procellaria cinerea
- Puffinus creatopus
- Puffinus mauretanicus