Upcoming reform of the E uropean U nion (EU) C ommon F isheries P olicy will be the
biggest change in E uropean fisheries management for a generation. A central plank of this …

While personality differences in animals are defined as consistent behavioural variation
between individuals, the widely studied field of foraging specialisation in marine vertebrates …

Seabirds and fisheries have been interacting from ancient times, sometimes with mutual
benefits: Seabirds provided fishermen with visual cues of fish aggregations, and also fed …

Animal personalities, composed of axes of consistent individual behaviors, are widely
reported and can have important fitness consequences. However, despite theoretical …

The marine environment is increasingly pressured from human activities, such as offshore
renewable energy developments. Offshore wind farms may pose direct risks to seabirds at …

Identification and classification of behavior states in animal movement data can be complex,
temporally biased, time-intensive, scale-dependent, and unstandardized across studies and …

Current fishing extraction methods often generate huge quantities of dead or dying biomass
that is returned to the sea in the form of discards. This practice produces a readily available …

Despite international waters covering over 60% of the world's oceans, understanding of how
fisheries in these regions shape ecosystem processes is surprisingly poor. Seabirds forage …

Focal animal sampling and continuous recording of behavior in situ are essential in the
study of ecology. However, observation gaps and missing records are unavoidable because …

GPS and satellite technology for studies on wildlife have improved substantially over the
past decade. It is now possible to collect fine-scale location data from migratory animals …