• Blue Planet II, wandering albatross and the UK
    The aging albatross parents fledging their last chick was a bitter-sweet moment in last night’s amazing Blue Planet II episode. Not mentioned however was that this was on a British island, for over a...
  • 10 minutes with an Albatross Task Force Support Officer
    If you have visited our blog before, you will probably have heard about our famous Albatross Task Force by now. The international team of seabird bycatch mitigation instructors work in some of the world...
  • Life as a member of the Albatross Task Force- saving South Georgia albatross
    We have all marvelled at the beauty of albatross through #AlbatrossStories, detailing the lives of albatross from the island of South Georgia. However, the hard reality is that the birds we have been...
  • Starting a new chapter with the Albatross Task Force
    The last couple of months have involved a lot of change for me personally and for the ATF team as a whole. With new people coming on-board and regulations changing in the countries we work in, exciting...
  • What is life like in the Albatross Task Force team in Brazil?
    We set sail from the pier at Torquato Pontes Pescados in Rio Grande, southern Brazil, at 1:30 AM. In a precise manoeuvre the captain steered the boat safely out of port, despite the 25 knot winds making...