Feeding ecology of seabirds nesting at the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia

Funded Activity Summary

To determine the degree of expansion in the mid-west purse seine fishery that can be acccommodated without untoward effects on the seabird populations, information is required on fish and seabird population sizes, the amount of food required for successful rearing of a nestling, the fish species required by different bird species, the effect of oceanographic events on availability of different fish species to the birds and the ability of the birds to respond to such events by switching prey.

Objectives:
1. To determine the quantity and species composition of the diets of Abrolhos seabird species for which there is inadequate information.
2. To determine the relationships between diet and nesting success.
3. To extend the time-series of dietary and oceanographic information for seabird species whose diets have already been studied to gain an understanding of oceanographic effects on prey availability and the ability of the birds to respond.
4. To model the fishery-fish stock-seabird interactions to estimate the sustainable yield from the fishery which does not significantly affect the Abrolhos seabird populations.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-06-1998

End Date: 06-06-2003

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $150,212.19

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

Research Topics

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Other Keywords

Fisheries Management | Population Dynamics | Reproduction | Supply & Demand

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