0 th ▁year . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁Until ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁IU CN ▁class ified ▁this ▁species ▁as ▁end anger ed ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁dr astic ▁reduction ▁in ▁population . ▁Bird ▁Island ▁near ▁South ▁Georgia ▁Island ▁had ▁a ▁ 4 % ▁per ▁year ▁loss ▁of ▁nest ing ▁pairs , ▁and ▁the ▁Ker g uel en ▁Island ▁population ▁had ▁a ▁ 1 7 % ▁reduction ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Diego ▁Ram í rez ▁decre ased ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁but ▁has ▁reb ounded ▁recently , ▁and ▁the ▁F alk lands ▁had ▁a ▁sur ge ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁probably ▁due ▁to ▁abund ant ▁fish ▁waste ▁from ▁tra w lers ; ▁however , ▁recent ▁cens uses ▁have ▁shown ▁dr astic ▁reduction ▁in ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁nest ing ▁sites ▁there . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁ 6 7 % ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁population ▁over ▁ 6 4 ▁years . ▁ ▁In cre ased ▁long line ▁fish ing ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁o ce ans , ▁especially ▁around ▁the ▁Pat agon ian ▁Sh elf ▁and ▁around ▁South ▁Georgia ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁this ▁bird , ▁The ▁black - brow ed ▁al bat ross ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁bird ▁killed ▁by ▁fish eries . ▁T raw l ▁fish ing , ▁especially ▁around ▁the ▁Pat agon ian ▁Sh elf ▁and ▁near ▁South ▁Africa , ▁is