Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285:reg:2:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 2/14)
Character Range: 30611–33935

fusca (Sooty Albatross)

    * Thalassarche bulleri (Buller's Albatross)

    * Thalassarche bulleri platei (Northern Buller's Albatross)

    * Thalassarche carteri (Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross)

    * Thalassarche cauta (Shy Albatross)

    * Thalassarche chrysostoma (Grey-headed Albatross)

    * Thalassarche eremita (Chatham Albatross)

    * Thalassarche impavida (Campbell Albatross)

    * Thalassarche melanophris (Black-browed Albatross)

    * Thalassarche salvini (Salvin's Albatross)

    * Thalassarche steadi (White-capped Albatross).
Albatrosses and petrels in Australia forage in higher latitude, maritime waters from Western Australia to Queensland, predominantly southwards of the parallel of 25°S, with eight of the species included in this recovery plan breeding on offshore islands of Tasmania (Albatross Island, Macquarie Island, the Mewstone and Pedra Branca), the external Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, and the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) (Baker et al. 2002, Menkhorst et al. 2017). Many of these species distribute widely across the world's oceans in the higher latitudes of the southern hemisphere (del Hoyo & Collar 2014). Accordingly, this plan recognises that the recovery of threatened albatrosses and petrels relies on an integrated approach involving actions at domestic and international levels.
The recovery plan also outlines the major benefits to other albatross and petrel species in Australia that will be affected by its implementation. While not listed as threatened under the EPBC Act, these species occur in essentially the same areas, face the same conservation threats, require the same conservation actions, and are listed under the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP), and included on the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (IUCN 2021). Including the following additional albatross and petrel species in this plan makes it a more cogent document:
    * Phoebetria palpebrata (Light-mantled Albatross)

    * Procellaria aequinoctialis (White-chinned Petrel)

    * Procellaria cinerea (Grey Petrel)

    * Procellaria parkinsoni (Black Petrel)

    * Procellaria westlandica (Westland Petrel)

    * Thalassarche chlororhynchos (Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross).
Phoebastria immutabilis (Laysan Albatross) is not included in this recovery plan. While considered under the previous plan (DSEWPC 2011a, 2011b), available scientific evidence indicates that the species predominantly has a northern Pacific Ocean distribution (ACAP 2012l), and is a rarely detected visitor to Australian waters adjacent to Norfolk Island (Moore 1999). It is not a listed threatened species under the EPBC Act. Consequently, this vagrant species does not warrant inclusion in the plan, and its conservation will not be affected by the plan's implementation.

This recovery plan is being made jointly by the Australian Government, and the governments of Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland. This joint approach recognises the wide distribution of albatrosses and petrels that breed and/or forage in Australia's jurisdiction. The approach ensures that complementary actions are taken by the Commonwealth, and affected states in areas under their respective control and