Fisheries Exploitation by Albatross Quantified With Lipid Analysis

Mortality from incidental bycatch in longline fishery operations is a global threat to seabird populations, and especially so for the albatross family (Diomedeidae) in which 15 out of 22 species are threatened with extinction. Despite the risks, fisheries remain attractive to many species of seabird...

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Main Authors: Melinda G. Conners, Chandra Goetsch, Suzanne M. Budge, William A. Walker, Yoko Mitani, Daniel P. Costa, Scott A. Shaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00113/full