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Seabird and dolphin associations: do seabirds benefit from feeding in association with dusky dolphins in Patagonia?
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-08-07)
The objective of this study was to describe associations between several species of seabirds and dusky dolphins. We investigated during what dolphin activities seabirds were most commonly associated, and the size of flock ...
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 ...
Seabird attendance and incidental mortality at shrimp fisheries in Golfo San Jorge, Argentina
(Inter-Research, 2011-06)
Many seabirds are attracted to trawl vessels to make use of fishery waste, and often this attraction results in increased incidental mortality. We assessed seabird attendance and associated incidental mortality at the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Species richness and density of seabirds in Isla del Coco bays, Costa Rica, related to the occurrence of breeding colonies
(2016-10-15)
Isla del Coco is one of the five oceanic islands situated on the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and represents an important nesting and roosting site for seabirds. Despite several factors that can potentially impact its ...
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 ...
A preliminary analysis of the distribution and spatial/temporal patterns of seabirds in the Laje de Santos Marine State Park (Santos, Brazil) and surrounding waters
(2017-10-01)
This study investigates the temporal taxonomic variation of the seabird community, and the spatial distributions of seabirds in the Laje de Santos Marine State Park (PEMLS) and surrounding waters, based on shipboard surveys. ...
Human exploitation of seabirds in coastal southern Chile during the mid-Holocene
(Sociedad de Biología de Chile, 2002)