Shearwaters and petrels (hereafter petrels) are highly adapted seabirds that occur across all
the world's oceans. Petrels are a threatened seabird group comprising 124 species. They …

Upcoming reform of the E uropean U nion (EU) C ommon F isheries P olicy will be the
biggest change in E uropean fisheries management for a generation. A central plank of this …

We review the effects of fishing on benthic fauna, habitat, diversity, community structure and
trophic interactions in tropical, temperate and polar marine environments and consider …

This topical and exciting textbook describes fisheries exploitation, biology, conservation and
management, and reflects many recent and important changes in fisheries science. These …

By-catch is one of the most significant issues affecting fisheries management today.
Incidental mortality of species which are long-lived and have low reproductive rates is a …

Many studies have shown that seabirds are sensitive to changes in food supply, and
therefore have potential as monitors of fish stocks. For most seabird species breeding …

Birds are the most conspicuous, wide-ranging, and easily studied organisms in the marine
environment. They can be both predators and scavengers, and they can be harmed by and …

The large amount of discards produced by commercial fisheries can have major impacts on
marine predator populations: this abundant food may increase populations of some …

Summary 1 Marine predators can be adversely affected by human activities in several
potentially interacting ways. Industrial fisheries can affect predator populations adversely …

It is clear that discards from commercial fisheries are a key food resource for many seabird
species around the world,,,,,,,. But predicting the response of seabird communities to …