The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals
(cetaceans and pinnipeds)–referred to here as top predators–is one of the most iconic …

The incidental capture (bycatch) of seabirds is a global conservation issue and a top threat
to European species that demands urgent conservation and management action. Here, we …

Hundreds of studies have surveyed plastic debris in surface ocean gyre and convergence
zones, however, comprehensive microplastics (MPs,≤ 5 mm) assessments beneath these …

Most plastic debris floating at sea is thought to come from land-based sources, but there is
little direct evidence to support this assumption. Since 1984, stranded debris has been …

Migratory marine species cross political borders and enter the high seas, where the lack of
an effective global management framework for biodiversity leaves them vulnerable to …

With threats to nature becoming increasingly prominent, in order for biodiversity levels to
persist, there is a critical need to improve implementation of conservation measures. In the …

Increasing amounts of anthropogenic debris enter the ocean because of mismanagement in
coastal communities and, despite a global ban on deliberate dumping, also from vessels …

The identification of geographic areas where the densities of animals are highest across
their annual cycles is a crucial step in conservation planning. In marine environments …

In a highly dynamic airspace, flying animals are predicted to adjust foraging behaviour to
variable wind conditions to minimize movement costs. Sexual size dimorphism is …

Seabirds are amongst the most threatened taxa in the world, often due to incidental mortality
(bycatch) in fisheries. Hundreds of thousands are thought to be killed worldwide in gillnets …