Protected areas are a vital tool for safeguarding marine wildlife, but seabirds and other marine species often travel beyond these havens. Ascension Island supports a very large Marine Protected Area covering the
The BirdLife team are collating seabird tracking data for the Humboldt Current region and adjacent High Seas to assess fisheries bycatch risk as part of an ambitious collaborative project with Global Fishing
On Tuesday 3rd Dec, we celebrated 20 years of the Seabird Tracking Database! We had many activities with people attending online and in person. Here is a recap of everything that went on.
A new open access study published today highlights the remarkable achievements of the BirdLife Seabird Tracking Database (STDB) in marine conservation. Since its launch in 2004, the STDB has become one of the
Fishing for balance Fishing is a vital industry: providing over 3.3 billion people with at least 20% of their animal protein, and employing around 38 million people, globally. Different gear types, such as
Seabird species all over the world, especially tube-nosed birds like albatrosses and petrels, are at risk when they interact with fisheries. Attracted to fishing vessels by the prospect of food, seabirds frequently get
In newly published research, A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology, Ana P. B. Carneiro et al. present a new framework aiming to tackle challenges of
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