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Table 4: Estimated numbers (pairs) of different seabirds breeding at Shark Island and Lüderitz Harbour, 1965–2022

Cape Crowned Kelp Hartlaub’s Greater
Year
Cormorant Cormorant Gull Gull Crested Tern
1965 ?
1974 √ 100
1975 59 √ 443
1976 √
1977 32 963 393
1978 25 10
1979
1980 158
1982 53 480
1983
1984 31 125
1985
1986 247 804
1988 20
1989 3
1990 108
1991 36 108
1993 165 3 20 1
1994 601
1995 1
1998 30 108
1999 21
2001 32
2003 72
2022 0 0 0 0

these sites was lower than at artificial burrows placed on White-breasted Cormorant
the island (Kemper et al. 2007b). Year No. of pairs
Seabird guano was collected in 70 years between 1896
and 1972, the total quantity removed from the island in this 1985 a 13
period being 12,851 metric tons (Tom et al. 2024). 2001 b 59
Conservation status: It falls within NIMPA and has
restricted access (Currie et al. 2009). 2021 c 11
Species and numbers breeding: a Williams (1987)
Species known to have bred at this locality and estimates b Kemper et al. (2007a)
of numbers breeding are shown on the Table 5. c MFMR (unpublished information)
Note: One pair of Sandwich Terns (Thalasseus
sandvicensis) bred at Halifax Island in 2014 (Kemper
2015d). South of Hottentots Bay
Coordinates: 26.317 S; 14.967 E
Description: The colony of Damara Terns south of Hotten-
2. Other mainland localities
tots Bay is found on Anigab Pan, which extends 20 km from
north to south and up to 5 km at its widest point. It is sur-
Hottentots Bay jetty rounded by rocky outcrops on the west, vegetated dunes
Coordinates: 26.142 S; 14.945 E on the south, sand dunes on the east and Hottentots Bay
Description: The remains of a disused jetty near a derelict on the north (Braby 2011).
rock lobster factory (Williams 1987). Conservation status: It is in TKNP and has restricted ac-
Conservation status: It is in Tsau //Khaeeb National Park cess (Braby 2011).
(TKNP) and has restricted access. Species and numbers breeding:
Species and numbers breeding:
Bank Cormorant Damara Tern
Year No. of pairs
Year No. of pairs
2002 a 20
1977 a 9
a DFFE (unpublished information)
1991 a 11
1994 a 50
1996 a 12

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