Spatio-temporal overlap between the at-sea distribution of Southern Giant Petrels and fisheries at the Patagonian Shelf

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Copello, Sofía, Quintana, Flavio Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: SOUTHERN GIANT PETREL; MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS; FISHERIES; PATAGONIAN SHELF; SATELLITE TRACKING; SPATIAL OVERLAP; SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN; MARINE JURISDICTIONS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Giganteus; Patagonia; Giant Petrel; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/94513

The interactions between seabirds and fisheries pose significant threats for the seabird species such as incidental capture. In contrast, several species of seabirds meet part of their energetic requirements through the use of fisheries discards. Knowledge about the relationship between at-sea distr...