Spatial segregation and bycatch risk of seabirds at South Georgia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus
VALUE £269,233
WHERE South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Summary
Despite measures to minimise bycatch of South Georgia’s globally important populations of seabirds, albatross and petrel populations are still declining, and at different rates across the archipelago. We will use biologging devices to track grey-headed albatrosses and white-chinned petrels from different colonies. We aim to characterise variation in colony-specific overlap of birds with fishing fleets, identify high-risk areas, and inform a more focussed approach to engaging with fisheries to better understand and address impacts of bycatch on these threatened species.
