The information on this page is for visitor who travel by ship to Antarctica, or to the subantarctic islands. Every once in a while it happens that petrels (a group of seabirds) land on
deck of these ships. This page offers information on why these seabirds land on deck, how they can be taken care of and how they should be released. You will find here:
a poster, to put on a spot where everybody can see it;
a presentation, can be combined with another lecture.
the form to report such strandings.
The poster, presentation and form were developped by LEXsample in collaboration with BirdLife International and IAATO.
All documents can be downloaded from this page. Click with your right mouse button and select 'Save target as'.
1. Poster
The original poster was created in 2008 and made available in various languages. At its annual meeting, IAATO has presented an updated and redesigned version of this poster, which can be downloaded here too. It is only available in English.
Audience: ship's guests and crew
Usage: Print, laminate and hang somewhere on board for everybody to take notice. Can also be used as a flyer.
PDF format. Available in the following languages:
English 2009 IAATO version
English 2008 LEXsample version
Dutch
French
German
Spanish
2. Presentation
Audience: ship's guests and crew
Estimated time: 10-15 minutes. Can be combined with another lecture.
PDF format. Available in English only.
English
3. Form
Audience: This 'Incident Report' must be filled in by the person coordinating seabird strandings on board of the ship.
MS Word format. Available in English only.
English
Suggestions?
If you have suggestions, questions or remarks with regards to the information on 'Seabirds landing on ships', please let me know. You can contact me via the feedback page.
Thank you...
I wish to thank the following people for helping me with suggestions and translations: Kim Crosbie, Andy Black, Rolf Skrypzak, Nuria Urra, Christophe Groëll & Jolande Hibels.
