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. 2010 Aug 31;5(8):e12491. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012491

Table 3. Number of seabirds recorded in five baited hook interaction categories by seabird species/species complex.

Seabird Successful Unsuccessful Caught Possibly caught Unsure Total % of abundance
Wandering albatross 1 5 2 0 0 2 9 6.6
Southern royal albatross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Northern royal albatross 7 4 3 1 5 20 25.3
Laysan albatross 911 2,043 75 8 22 3,059 25.4
Black-footed albatross 73 271 16 8 1 369 10.4
Sooty albatross 3 7 0 0 0 10 5.7
Light-mantled sooty albatross 18 32 2 4 9 65 13.4
Buller's albatross 0 4 0 0 0 4 4.7
Yellow-nosed albatross 1 54 123 2 6 8 193 8.3
Shy albatross 73 26 7 7 15 128 12.5
Grey-headed albatross 19 60 8 2 1 90 12.5
Black-browed albatross 228 393 40 31 54 736 12.2
Salvin's albatross 3 0 0 0 0 3 25.0
Cape petrel 16 3 0 1 0 20 0.2
Giant petrel 1 24 14 6 3 11 58 7.6
White-chinned petrel 62 65 0 1 80 208 10.7
Grey petrel 51 45 2 0 8 106 5.1
Black petrel 0 1 0 0 0 1 5.6
Mottled petrel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
White-headed petrel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Great-winged petrel 281 70 0 0 8 359 23.6
Soft-plumaged petrel 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.2
Flesh-footed shearwater 76 110 10 12 10 218 31.8
Shearwater 1 1 38 0 0 6 45 32.1
Southern skua 37 40 3 2 2 84 25.6
Unknown 5 2 2 3 99 111

Also shown for each species, is the percent of individuals interacting with the bait compared to its total abundance.

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Species complex.