Monday, 14 May 2018

Endangered petrels and trawl fishing clash in Tasman sea



Date:  April 25, 2018
Source:  American Ornithological Society Publications Office

Summary:
Today's shifting environmental conditions are creating an uncertain future for many top predators in marine ecosystems, but to protect the key habitat of a species, you first have to know where that habitat is and what threats might be affecting it. A new study from The Condor: Ornithological Applications looks at where New Zealand's endangered Westland Petrel forages during its breeding season and shows that its range overlaps more with trawl fishing activity than conservationists realized.


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