I entered ladbrooks big bird race where albotose where tagged and the tracked on their migration, they all died, all 15 of them. Check out the plight of the albatros, here is a bit about it.

There are nineteen species of albatross currently under threat of extinction. The situation is as serious as the fate dolphins faced from tuna fishermen in the 80s before public awareness and pressure brought about a change in fishing techniques. Longlining - thousands of hooks baited and dragged on a line up to 30km long by fishing vessels - kills more than 300,000 seabirds each year.

Unless measures are taken, such as weighting the line, flying bird-scaring lines and setting hooks at night, albatrosses can easily scavenge baited hooks and become caught, leading to a slow and painful death by drowning. At least 80% of these needless killings can be prevented by implementing a widely accepted set of mitigation measures.

Between a third and a half of all the birds killed as by-catch from longlining result from illegal, pirate fishing boats. The problem could be drastically reduced if governments take the necessary steps to ensure these boats are not allowed to operate and longline fishing practices are executed in a more environmentally friendly manner, saving the lives of the birds and increasing the fishermen's yield.