A 2004 estimate placed the adult population at 7,000,000 with an occurrence range of . Mortality of both adults and chicks due to longline fisheries has caused the IUCN to classify it as vulnerable.
A 2004 estimate of the adult population size of this species was 7,000,000 individuals. Longline fishing is responsible for a significant mortality rate for both adults and chicks, leading to the IUCN classifying it as vulnerable.