Using a visual deterrent to reduce seabird interactions with gillnets

A Almeida, H Alonso, N Oliveira, E Silva… - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Genetic assignment of fisheries bycatch reveals disproportionate mortality among Alaska Northern Fulmar breeding colonies

DS Baetscher, J Beck, EC Anderson… - Evolutionary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global fisheries kill millions of seabirds annually through bycatch, but little is known about
population‐level impacts, particularly in species that form metapopulations. US North Pacific …

Sex-specific migratory behavior in a marine predator results in higher risks to females

GA Rebstock, PD Boersma - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2023 - int-res.com
Protecting migratory species requires knowledge of their distributions throughout the year.
Spatial or temporal segregation of females and males during part of the annual cycle …

Adaptive Response to Gillnets Bycatch in a North Sardinia Mediterranean Shag (Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii) Population

V Satta, A Pira, S Cherchi, S Nissardi, A Rotta… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bycatch, a direct negative effect of the fishing industry, is one of the top
research priorities in the field of seabird ecology and conservation, being the major cause of …

[PDF][PDF] Why did they die? Analysing the cause of death of grounded seabirds lodged at an avian rescue centre in Auckland, New Zealand

AM HESWALL, A DOMINGUEZ, B WIJAYA, L MILLER… - Notornis, 2023 - birdsnz.org.nz
Procellariiform seabirds are vulnerable to numerous threats, including the growing issue of
urban light pollution. Seabirds that are found grounded are often treated by avian/wildlife …

Eastern Bering Sea Regional Action Plan to Implement the NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy Through 2024

K Shotwell, A Hollowed, L Barnett, T Gelatt, A Haynie… - 2023 - repository.library.noaa.gov
To prepare for and respond to climate impacts on marine and coastal resources, the 2015
NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy (NCSS) identified seven key objectives to …

Exploring how seabirds visually perceive threats in the environment using sensory ecology

AM Heswall - 2024 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
Sensory ecology investigates how animals interact with their environment using their
senses, to examine species variation in perception and behaviours. Seabirds are an …

[PDF][PDF] Adaptive Response to Gillnets Bycatch in a North Sardinia Mediterranean Shag (Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii) Population. Animals 2023, 13, 2142

V Satta, A Pira, S Cherchi, S Nissardi, A Rotta… - 2023 - academia.edu
Mediterranean Shag (Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii) is a seabird endemic to the
Mediterranean and Black Seas, recently included in the IUCN list of threatened Species …

Alaska Fisheries Science Center Coordinated Seabird Studies Strategic Plan 2022-2026

SM Fitzgerald, JE Dolliver - 2023 - repository.library.noaa.gov
Coordinated Seabird Studies (CSS) at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
promotes the collection and use of seabird data in an ecosystem-based fisheries …

Westland petrel (Procellaria westlandica) foraging behaviour: Patterns and drivers of individual variation

D Rands - 2021 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
Foraging behaviour can have a major influence on the survival and reproduction of
individuals which can ultimately impact the viability of a population. Foraging is particularly …