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TATVTE 1R. Sumarv of North Pelagic Sections 
Subjective Interpretation of Linear Density Data 
»5"n" 
X 
S of "5°N" 
Species 
N of "12°N" 
"12°N" 
12°-5° 
Black-footed Albatross 
Present 
Absent 
Absent 
Absent 
Absent 
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Sooty/Slender Shear. 
(April) 
Absent 
(April) 
April 
Few 
Absent 
Several 
Several 
Absent 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
Moderate 
Low 
Low 
High 
Moderate 
Christmas Shearwater 
Not seen 
Not seen 
Not seen 
Not seen 
1 collected 
Newell Shearwater 
Occurs 
Regular 
Occurs 
Regular 
Absent 1 
Audubon Shearwater 
Not seen 
Absent 
Very few 
Several 
Very few 
Phoenix/Tahiti Petrel 
Absent 
Absent 
Rare 
Regular 
Rare 
Mottled Petrel 
Not seen 
Not seen 
(April) 
(April) 
(April) 
Seen 
Seen 
Seen 
Dark-rumped Petrel 
Rare- 
Regular 
Not seen 
Absent ? 
Absent ? 
Absent 
Pterodroma externa 
Low 
High 
Medium 
Hi-Medium 
Medium 
Bulwer Petrel 
Medium 
Medium 
Medium 
Medium-Hi 
Very low 
Storm Petrel (Leach) 
Very low 
Low 
Medium 
High 
Medium 
White-tailed Tropicbira 
‘ High 
Medium 
Low 
Very low 
Absent 
Red-tailed Tropicbird 
# 
Occurs 
Occurs 
Occurs 
Occurs 
Not recorded 
Blue-faced Booby 
Low 
Low 
Low 
Low 
Low 
Brown Booby 
Very low 
Absent 
1 Record 
Absent 
Absent 
Rea-faced Booby 
Medium 
Medium-Hi 
Very low 
Low 
Low 
Frigatebird 
Present 
Absent 
Absent 
Present 
Not recorded 
Skua/Jaeger 
Common 
Not seen 
Uncommon 
Uncommon 
Not seen 
Sooty Tern 
Moderate 
High 
Very low 
High 
Moderate 
Common Noddy 
Occurs 
/ 
Absent 
Absent 
Absent 
Absent 
White Tern 
Present 
Absent 
Absent 
Present 
Present 
No attempt has been made to define the above terms. Reading across, 
they- indicate occurrences relative to overall distrioution oi the 
species in the north pelagic region. 
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