Fishery discards and incidental mortality of seabirds attending coastal shrimp trawlers at Isla Escondida, Patagonia, Argentina

• Published in: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
• Main Authors: Marinao, Cristian Javier, Yorio, Pablo Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wilson Ornithological Society
• Subjects: Seabirdfishery Interactions; Discards; Incidental Mortality; Trawl Fisheries; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; San Juan; Argentina; Argentine; Hake; Pablo; Escondida; Imperial Shag
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/81910

We evaluated seabird attendance and incidental mortality at coastal trawl vessels targeting Argentine red shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) in the Isla Escondida fishing area, Argentina, during 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. Eight seabird species attended vessels, and the most frequent and abundant seabird (per...