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Marine protected areas, spatial scales, and governance: implications for the conservation of breeding seabirds
(Wiley, 2009-08)
As in many regions worldwide, seabird colonies in Argentina are important conservation targets of marine protected areas (MPAs). Seabirds are wide ranging, often crossing jurisdictional boundaries during foraging. Using a ...
Seabird Conservation in fisheries: current state of knowledge and conservation needs for Argentine high seas fleets
(Nova Science Publishers, 2015)
Interactions between pelagic seabirds (albatrosses and petrels, Procellariiformes) and fisheries occur in all oceans of the globe, virtually in all fisheries, and are dominated by the effect of fishing on birds. Despite ...
Seabird bycatch in the Argentinean demersal longline fishery, 2001-2010
(Inter-Research, 2013-01)
Seabird mortality associated with fisheries is one of the major threats leading to population decreases of certain species, particularly albatrosses and petrels. The present study was conducted to (1) analyze seabird bycatch ...
Challenges in seabird by-catch mitigation
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2014-12)
Read the Feature Paper: Significant reductions in mortality of threatened seabirds in a South African trawl fishery; other Commentaries on this paper: Minimizing seabird by-catch in industrial fisheries and the Response ...
Telecoupling analysis of the Patagonian Shelf: a new approach to study global seabird-fisheries interactions to achieve sustainability
(Elsevier Gmbh, 2020-02)
The Southwest Atlantic Ocean, particularly the extended Patagonian Shelf, constitutes a complex, globally-relevant ecosystem. It is a highly productive area, and it maintains a high diversity and abundance of seabird ...
Incidental capture of seabirds in Argentinean side-haul trawlers
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-12)
Between April 2008 and July 2015, we conducted a total of 18 trips on five different side-haul trawlers fishing within the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone, monitoring 486 hauls. We observed 100% of the hauls and monitored ...
ACAP advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fishing operations on seabirds
(Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, 2020)
The incidental mortality of seabirds, mostly albatrosses and petrels, in longline fisheries continues to be aserious global concern and was the major reason for the establishment of the Agreement on theConservation of ...
Certification schemes in Argentine fisheries: opportunities and challenges for seabird conservation
(IntechOpen, 2018)
In Argentina, one major factor playing a significant role in the implementation of better fishing practices is related to the advent of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification schemes in marine fisheries, given ...
Research priorities for seabirds: improving conservation and management in the 21st century
(Inter-Research, 2012-05-08)
Seabirds, a diverse group of bird species associated with the ocean during a significant part of their lives, are facing a growing number of threats in both their terrestrial and marine habitats, and many populations have ...
Threats to seabirds: A global assessment
(Elsevier, 2019-09)
We present the first objective quantitative assessment of the threats to all 359 species of seabirds, identify the main challenges facing them, and outline priority actions for their conservation. We applied the standardised ...