In the Atlantic, off South Africa’s Cape Point, bird watchers on a Cape Town Pelagics tour seek endangered seabirds like the Black-browed Albatross. These birds, attracted to fishing trawlers for food, face significant threats from bycatch, particularly from long-line fishing methods. Conservation efforts by BirdLife South Africa aim to reduce seabird deaths using bird scaring lines, developed in collaboration with disabled workers. Albatrosses, which mate for life and breed infrequently, are especially vulnerable to extinction due to their unique reproductive habits.
