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Adult ivory gull with leg bands. Photo © Vegard Bang Fjeldheim

More ivory gulls in Svalbard than previously estimated, but population trends are negative

Recent surveys show that the population of ivory gulls in Svalbard is larger than previously assumed, but long-time monitoring of selected colonies reveals a negative population trend.
Measuring head size in Atlantic puffins at Anda. Photo © Magdalene Langset

2020 – the worst breeding season ever for Norwegian seabirds

SEAPOP’s summary of the seabird monitoring in 2020 is a cause of growing concern for Norwegian seabird populations.
Adult razorbill. Photo © Tycho Anker-Nilssen

Seabirds ring the alarm

The ongoing decrease in seabird breeding success signals the need for management actions to protect the marine ecosystems and reduce the effect of climate change.
Puffin with herring larvae. Photo © Tycho Anker-Nilssen

Seabirds consume higher proportions of fish stocks when prey abundance is low

This study signals the need for fisheries management to account for ecosystem constraints when setting catch limits in periods of low forage fish biomass.
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Key-site monitoring in Norway 2020.

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Key-site monitoring in Norway 2020, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Hemispheric asymmetry in ocean change and the productivity of ecosystem sentinels

Seabird‐induced natural mortality of forage fish varies with fish abundance: Evidence from five ecosystems

Local prey shortages drive foraging costs and breeding success in a declining seabird, the Atlantic puffin

Contrasting Spatial and Seasonal Trends of Methylmercury Exposure Pathways of Arctic Seabirds: Combination of Large-Scale Tracking and Stable Isotopic Approaches

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