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under the EPBC Act.

Seabird                    A bird that frequents the sea or coast. For the purposes of this recovery plan, a seabird includes all species in the Class Aves.

Seabird mitigation device  Device designed to reduce the likelihood of interactions between seabirds and fishing gear.

Recovery Team              Forum established by the department to discuss implementation and effectiveness of provisions of this recovery plan. Participation includes representatives from Australian and state governments, the fishing industry, non-governmental organisations, academic institutions, scientists, innovators, manufacturers, and others with an interest and expertise in conserving threatened albatrosses and petrels.

Threatening process        A process that threatens, or may threaten, the survival, abundance or evolutionary development of a native species or ecological community: see subsection 188(3) of the EPBC Act.

Threat abatement plan      A plan providing for the research, management, and any other actions necessary to reduce the impact of a listed key threatening process on impacted species and ecological communities.

Trawl fishing              Pulling a fishing net through the water behind one or more boats. Trawl fishing includes using any configuration of a pelagic or demersal trawl net.

TSSC                       Threatened Species Scientific Committee.