Pinnipeds and salmon farming: threats, conflicts and challenges to co‐existence after 50 years of industrial growth and expansion

H Heredia‐Azuaje, EJ Niklitschek… - Reviews in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we summarize and discuss the main interactions affecting salmon farming and
pinniped populations worldwide. Out of seven pinnipeds commonly engaged in these …

Declines and recovery in endangered Galapagos pinnipeds during the El Niño event

D Páez-Rosas, J Torres, E Espinoza, A Marchetti… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Currently, the Galapagos sea lion (GSL, Zalophus wollebaeki) and Galapagos fur seal (GFS,
Arctocephalus galapagoensis) are among the most important endemic species for …

Tools and constraints in monitoring interactions between marine litter and megafauna: insights from case studies around the world

F Claro, MC Fossi, C Ioakeimidis, M Baini… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adverse impacts of marine litter is documented on> 1400 species, including marine
megafauna (fish, birds, sea turtles and mammals). The primary impacts include ingestion …

[HTML][HTML] Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at high concentrations in neonatal Australian pinnipeds

S Taylor, M Terkildsen, G Stevenson… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Per and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) exposure was investigated in Australian
pinnipeds. Concentrations of 16 PFAS were measured in the livers of Australian sea lion …

Diet Composition and Nutritional Niche Breadth Variability in Juvenile White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)

R Grainger, VM Peddemors… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Establishing diets and dietary generalism in marine top predators is critical for
understanding their ecological roles and responses to environmental fluctuations. Nutrition …

Environmental influences on foraging effort, success and efficiency in female Australian fur seals

CN Speakman, AJ Hoskins, MA Hindell, DP Costa… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the factors which influence foraging behaviour and success in marine
mammals is crucial to predicting how their populations may respond to environmental …

Carriage of antibiotic resistant bacteria in endangered and declining Australian pinniped pups

M Fulham, F McDougall, M Power, RR McIntosh… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major concern for wildlife and
ecosystem health globally. Genetic determinants of AMR have become indicators of …

The northernmost haulout site of South American sea lions and fur seals in the western South Atlantic

N Procksch, MF Grandi, PH Ott, K Groch, PAC Flores… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
We present estimates of the seasonal and spatial occupation by pinnipeds of the Wildlife
Refuge of Ilha dos Lobos (WRIL), based on aerial photographic censuses. Twenty aerial …

Sustained reduction in numbers of Australian fur seal pups: Implications for future population monitoring

RR McIntosh, KJ Sorrell, S Thalmann, A Mitchell… - PloS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Fur seal populations in the Southern Hemisphere were plundered in the late 1700s and
early 1800s to provide fur for a clothing industry. Millions of seals were killed resulting in …

Remotely piloted aircraft improve precision of capture–mark–resight population estimates of Australian fur seals

KJ Sorrell, RH Clarke, R Holmberg, RR McIntosh - Ecosphere, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA or drones) have become a powerful tool for use in spatial and
temporal ecology. Major benefits for environmental management, including improved …