Conservation
The IUCN classifies this species as Near Threatened, with an occurrence range of 77,700,000 km2 (30,000,000 sq mi) and a breeding range of 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi). The largest threat for this bird is longline and trawl fisheries. Net monitor cables were responsible for large amounts of deaths; however, they were phased out in 1992. Commercial exploitation of the squid in Bass Strait may present a threat by reducing the food supply Also, pigs on Auckland Island reduced nesting from 1972–1982, and feral cats also take small number of chicks.
Since 2006, Auckland Island birds have started to have been tracked, and this will be ongoing.
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