The incidental capture (bycatch) of seabirds is a global conservation issue and a top threat
to European species that demands urgent conservation and management action. Here, we …

Bycatch is one of the main threats to seabird conservation. In Portugal, there are alarming
estimates of seabirds bycaught per year in bottom gillnet fisheries, which get entangled …

The coastal waters off Western Iberia are an important fishing ground and a marine
megafauna foraging area. Overlap between fishery target species and the diet of several air …

The fishing gear deployed by fishermen in seas and oceans throughout the world not only
captures target species but also unintentionally ensnares non‐target species, a …

Understanding how fisheries influence seabird distribution is critical in the development of
sustainable fisheries management. Species distribution models were applied to analyse the …

Bycatch in gillnets from lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fisheries is an important conservation
issue in the north Atlantic, with up to 30 000 seabirds potentially killed each year. To date, no …

Even though incidental captures in fisheries are one of the major threats to seabirds, bycatch
has been difficult to quantify and specific risk areas are rarely identified. The present study …

Beachcast events, where a large number of seabird carcases drift ashore, occur with
irregular intervals. These events are due to specific situations where mass mortality of …

Commercial fisheries have provoked dramatic changes in the structure and functioning of
marine ecosystems. Most direct and negative effects of fisheries on seabirds encompass the …

Changes in numbers and distribution of Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis nesting in Portugal
during the last two decades Page 1 20 Yellow-legged Gulls nesting in Portugal Changes in …