Gannets are not attracted to fishing vessels in Iceland-potential influence of a discard ban and food availability

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Clark, Bethany L., Vigfúsdóttir, Freydís, Jessopp, Mark J., Burgos, Julian M., Bodey, Thomas W., Votier, Stephen C.
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: behavioural response; biologging; foraging; GPS tracking; Morus bassanus; northern gannet; Predictable Anthropogenic Food Subsidies (PAFS); scavenging; seabird-fisheries interactions; Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS); RESPONSES; FISHERIES; CATCH; TRACKING; CONSEQUENCES; SEABIRD BYCATCH; MORATORIUM; IMPACTS; REVEALS; QH301 Biology; Ecology; Evolution; Behavior and Systematics; Aquatic Science; Oceanography; Natural Environment Research Council (NERC); NE/L002434/1; QH301; Iceland; Orca; Vestmannaeyjar
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2164/14607; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz233; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85082305936&partnerID=8YFLogxK

BLC was supported by a NERC GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership studentship from the Natural Environment Research Council [NE/L002434/1]. We thank Ólafur Torfason, Niall Tierney, and Rachel Stroud for fieldwork assistance in Skrúður, and Mamma-Rósa for food and housing in Vestmannaeyjar. We thank the Hellisey hunting club for the use of cabin and assistance with boat trips to Hellisey. We thank Filipa Samarra, Miguel Neves, Gary Haskins, and team members in the Icelandic Orca Project for boat trips to Hellisey. We thank Lucy Hawkes, David Pascall, Alice Williams, Richard Phillips, Brendan Godley and all reviewers for constructive comments on the manuscript. The GPS tracking data are available through the BirdLife International Seabird Tracking Database (http://www.seabirdtracking.org). Peer reviewed