Post-breeding movements of Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus family groups, subsequent migration of adults and implications for management

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Gaston, Anthony J., Hashimoto, Yuriko, Wilson, Laurie
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2017
• Subjects: Research Article; Bering Sea; Chukchi Sea; Queen Charlotte; Chukchi; Kamchatka
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325222/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28235033; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171726

Increased shipping in British Columbia (BC) waters poses risks for marine birds from marine oil spills. Ancient Murrelets (Synthliboramphus antiquus), small marine diving birds of which half of the world’s population breeds in BC, are especially susceptible to oiling immediately after departing from...