Conservation Status: Endangered; Southern African Range: Waters off Namibia, South Africa, southern Mozambique; Area of Occupancy: Unknown; Population Estimate: Approximately 602,000 breeding pairs globally; Population Trend: Declining worldwide by 65% in three generations; Habitat: Open ocean, especially productive shelf waters; Threats: Bycatch in the pelagic longline tuna, swordfish and shark fishery, demersal longline hake fishery and in the demersal and pelagic trawl fisheries, severe storms.