The Development of DNA Markers to Resolve Uncertainties of Seabird Bycatch Identification From Longline Fisheries in Australian Waters [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIncidental mortality in fisheries is a major driver of population declines for albatrosses and petrels globally. However, accurate identification of species can be difficult due to the poor condition of bycaught birds and/or visual similarities between ...
Andrea M. Polanowski +6 more
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Comparing multiple criteria for species identification in two recently diverged seabirds. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Correct species identification is a crucial issue in systematics with key implications for prioritising conservation effort. However, it can be particularly challenging in recently diverged species due to their strong similarity and relatedness.
Teresa Militão +3 more
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Reducing seabird bycatch in the Hawaii longline tuna fishery [PDF]
Endangered Species Research, 2008 Mortality in longline fisheries represents a global threat to some species of pelagic seabirds. Regulations were adopted in 2001 to reduce seabird bycatch in the Hawaii longline tuna fishery. We used a Poisson generalized additive regression modeling approach to evaluate the change in seabird bycatch rates from the pre- to post-regulation period, and ...
Gilman, Eric +2 more
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Evaluating Aversion to Eye-Like Stimuli as a Foraging Deterrent in Urban European Herring Gulls. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe tested whether eye‐like and high contrast patterns on takeaway food boxes deterred urban herring gulls from approaching and pecking at food boxes. Gulls were slower to approach and less likely to peck at boxes with eyes, and the deterrent effect persisted in the short‐term for some gulls. When used alongside other deterrents, eye‐like stimuli may be
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Use of rapid assessments of fishery bycatch of Humboldt penguins Spheniscus humboldti in Peru and Chile to help identify conservation priorities [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceThe Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a threatened species endemic to the Humboldt current system along the coasts of Peru and Chile. The species faces numerous and significant threats contributing to its declining population among which one of ...
Eduardo Segura-Cobeña +15 more
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Environmental Variability Shapes Life-History Trade-Offs Within and Between Populations of a Long-Lived Seabird. [PDF]
Ecol LettLife‐history theory predicts a trade‐off between allocation of resources to reproduction or self‐maintenance, yet how environmental variability shapes this trade‐off remains poorly understood. We show that black‐browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris) breeding in more variable environments display slower life histories (slow, late‐onset ...
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Birds, 2022 Each year, billions of seabirds undertake migrations, connecting remote regions of the world, potentially synchronizing population fluctuations among distant areas. This connectedness has implications for the uncertainty calculations of the total seabird
Can Zhou, Baochao Liao
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Endangered Species Research, 2023 Many seabird populations are declining, with fisheries bycatch as one of the greatest threats. Explicit risk criteria should be used to identify whether bycatch is a problem for particular species and fisheries, but these are often poorly defined.
SD Good +5 more
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of light streamer tori-lines and characteristics of bait attacks by seabirds in the western North Pacific. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 To improve the effectiveness of tori-lines it is necessary to evaluate the ability of tori-lines to mitigate seabird bycatch and determine what kind of seabird species gather during line settings, attack the bait and are incidentally caught. We conducted
Noriyosi Sato +3 more
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Options for managing human threats to high seas biodiversity [PDF]
, 2020 Areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) constitute 61% of the world's oceans and are collectively managed by countries under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Allen, HL +5 more
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