Black-browed albatrosses are one of the commonest albatrosses in the world. About 70% of birds breed at the Falkland Islands/Malvinas in the south west Atlantic Ocean.

They're about one-third the size of the wandering albatross but are more dexterous in the air and are very aggressive when stealing baits from longlines. Unlike the wanderer, which is too big to dive, black-brows can reach several metres deep. Thus, they not only snatch baits at the surface but can dive for them as well.

Black-brows are one of the main albatrosses killed in bottom longline fisheries, like that for Patagonian toothfish, and are also killed in longline fisheries for tuna.

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Black-browed albatrosses following a fishing vessel
Photo © Graham Robertson