Competition with fisheries and incidental capture in fishing gear are the major current threats
for seabirds at sea. Fishing is a traditional activity in Portugal and is mainly composed of a …

Sexual segregation in foraging occurs in many animal species, resulting in the partitioning of
resources and reduction of competition between males and females, yet the patterns and …

Fisheries have an enormous economic importance, but reconciling their socio‐economic
features with the conservation and sustainability of marine ecosystems presents major …

Fisheries provide an abundant and predictable food source for many pelagic seabirds
through discards, but also pose a major threat to them through bycatch, threatening their …

Sexual segregation in foraging strategies has been little studied in marine species with
slight sexual size dimorphism (SSD), particularly regarding the role of environmental …

Marine megafauna, including seabirds, are critically affected by fisheries bycatch. However,
bycatch risk may differ on temporal and spatial scales due to the uneven distribution and …

Bycatch mortality in longline fisheries is considered the main threat at sea for numerous
seabird species. These incidental catches occur worldwide, but mortality levels are mainly …

Foreign fisheries massively harvest waters off West Africa, plundering local marine
economies and threatening African food security. Here we warn that these fisheries might …

There is little documentation available on the impact of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing
nets ('ghost nets') on turtle populations. Here, we utilise data collected over a 5 year period …

Fisheries have impacted seabird populations worldwide, either via bycatch mortality or
resource depletion. Understanding the overlap between seabird distributions and fisheries …