Wintertime overlaps between female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) and the krill fishery at South Georgia, South Atlantic

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Bamford, Connor C. G., Warwick-Evans, Victoria, Staniland, Iain J., Jackson, Jennifer A., Trathan, Philip N.
• Other Authors: Hoskins, Andrew J., Natural Environment Research Council
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctic Krill; Arctocephalus gazella; Bird Island; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248071; https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248071

The diet of Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella ) at South Georgia is dominated by Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ). During the breeding season, foraging trips by lactating female fur seals are constrained by their need to return to land to provision their pups. Post-breeding, seals dis...