Capelin (Mallotus villosus) as an important food source for northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) breeding at Bjornoya (Bear Island), Barents Sea

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Cherel, Yves, Ridoux, Vincent, Weimerskirch, Henri, Tveraa, Torkild, Chastel, Olivier
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2001
• Subjects: Regular Articles; Barents Sea; Bear Island; Bjornoya; Bjørnøya; atlantic cod; Fulmarus glacialis; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/58/1/355; https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.2000.1017

The food and feeding ecology of northern fulmars Fulmarus glacialis was investigated in July 1999 at Bjørnøya (Bear Island). Fulmars relied almost exclusively on fish during the brooding period. The main fish prey was capelin Mallotus villosus (87.0% by reconstituted mass), Atlantic cod Gadus morhua...