Tracking marine megafauna at Ascension Island: towards evidence-based ‘blue belts’
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus
VALUE £48,568
WHERE Ascension Island
Summary
By tracking the movements of taxa potentially at risk from fisheries by-catch, the project will contribute spatial data urgently needed to inform decisions concerning the management of Ascension’s maritime zone.
Biodiversity monitoring efforts aimed at identifying the migration patterns of Endangered sea turtles highlight the urgent need for global conservation.
Invasive rodents preyed on ground-nesting birds in South Georgia, including burrowing petrels. Researchers making progress in monitoring their recovery.
